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Configuring IPX Routing (Layer 3)

Overview

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

Included in this chapter:

❒IPX Overview

❒Configuring the Cajun Switch as an IPX Router

IPX Overview

The Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol is a connectionless protocol that performs datagram delivery and routing in Novell NetWare networks. Each IPX address consists of three parts:

❒Network Number — A 32-bit (8 characters) number that is normally assigned by the network administrator.

❒Node Number — A 48-bit (12 characters) number that is normally the MAC layer address of the physical interface.

❒Socket Number — A number used to route packets to different processes within the same node.

The syntax of the IPX address is:

network node socket

For example:

000000AAh 00e03b124213h 4003h

where 000000AAh is the network number, 00e03b124213h is the node number, and 4003h is the socket number associated with a running process on the end node (for example, RIP, NetWare Link State Protocol (NLSP)).

Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide

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