Configuring IPX Routing (Layer 3)

4.Use Table 4-3 to complete the configuration of your IPX interface:

Table 4-3.IPX Interface Parameters

Parameter

Allows you to...

 

 

Select

Select the interface to be configured.

 

Note: This parameter is displayed in the IPX Interface

 

dialog box, not in the Add IPX Interface dialog box.

 

 

State

Display the current state of the interface.

 

Options include:

 

• Up

 

• Down

 

Note: This parameter is displayed in the IPX Interface

 

dialog box, not in the Add IPX Interface dialog box.

 

 

Interface

Enter the name of the IPX interface.

 

 

Admin. State

Select the administration state of the interface.

 

Options include:

 

• Up

 

• Down

 

 

VLAN

Select the VLAN that corresponds to the IPX interface.

 

 

Network Address

Enter the number of the IPX network you want to assign to the IPX

 

interface. This number is a hexadecimal number.

 

 

Node Address

Displays the node address on which the IPX interface resides.

 

Note: This parameter is displayed in the IPX Interface

 

dialog box, not in the Add IPX Interface dialog box.

 

 

Frame Type

Select the format of the MAC header on the IPX packets sent by the

 

router on the interface. Formats include:

 

• Ethernet II (Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) = 1500)

 

• Ethernet 802.2 (MTU = 1497)

 

• Ethernet SNAP (MTU = 1492)

 

• Ethernet 802.3 (MTU = 1500)

 

 

Ticks

Specify the amount of time (in ticks) that the packet takes to reach

 

the network number you specified. A tick is approximately 1/18th

 

of a second.

 

 

RIP

Enable or disable IPX RIP on a selected interface.

 

 

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