Configuring Packet Bridging
Configuring bridged connections
MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide 14-5
Configuring bridged connections
Bridged connections require both Answ er and Connection (or Names/Passwor ds) profiles
settings. They also require a method of recognizing when to dial the connection. The method
can use either the dial-on-broadcast feature or a Bridge Adrs profile (Ethernet > Bridge Adrs).
If a connection has an associated Bridge Adrs profile, it does not need dial-on-broadcast. You
can define up to 100 Bridge Adrs profiles.
Following are the bridging parameters (shown with sample values):
Ethernet
Answer
PPP options...
Bridge=Yes
Recv Auth=Either
Ethernet
Connections
farend
Station=farend
Bridge=Yes
Dial Brdcast=No
IPX options...
Netware t/o=N/A
Handle IPX=Client
Ethernet
Names/Passwords
Brian
Name=Brian
Active=yes
Recv PW=brianpw
Ethernet
Bridge Adrs
Bridge Adrs profile
Enet Adrs=CFD012367
Net Adrs=10.1.1.12
Connection #=7
The following sections provide some background information about the bridging parameters.
For discussion of IPX options, see IPX bridged configurations on page 14-12. For detailed
information about each parameter, see the MAX Reference.

Bridge and Recv Auth

In order for the MAX to accept inbound bridged connections, the Bridge parameter must be
enabled and the Recv Auth parameter must specify a form of password authentication must be
enabled. The Bridge and Recv Auth parameters are located in Ethernet > Answer > PPP
Options.