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Configuring IPX SAP Protocol (Layer 3)

Overview

This chapter and its procedures are specific to Layer 3 configuration.

Included in this chapter:

❒Configuring IPX SAP Interfaces

❒Creating IPX SAP Filters

❒Interpreting IPX SAP Interface Statistics

Configuring IPX SAP Interfaces

To configure the IPX SAP interfaces:

1.In the IPX SAP Configuration section of the Web Agent window, click Interfaces. The IPX SAP Interfaces dialog box opens.

2.Use Table 6-1 to configure the IPX SAP interfaces:

 

Table 6-1.IPX SAP Interface Parameters

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Allows you to...

 

 

 

Select

 

Select a SAp interface to modify.

 

 

 

Interface

 

Identify the IPX interface associated with the SAP interface.

 

 

 

Network Number

 

Identify the number of the IPX network associated with the

 

 

interface.

 

 

 

Use Interpacket Gap

 

Select whether or not SAP updates sent out over an interface

 

 

have an interpacket transmission delay.

 

 

•

If enabled, IPX SAP provides update packets.

 

 

•

If disabled, IPX SAP periodic update packets have no

 

 

 

interpacket gap.

 

 

 

 

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