Chapter 4 - MultiFRAD Software

IPX Setup

The IPX Setup dialog box controls the four frame types; the WAN ports setup; and the advanced tab enables IPX routing, enables auto learn of Ethernet network numbers, and specifies the distributed name of the MultiFRAD.

The RIP and SAP default timers should not have to be changed for most applications. Disabling IPX and SPX Watchdog Spoofing in the Bandwidth Optimization group has proven effective under certain circumstances with Citrix clients.

The IPX WAN Setup dialog box lets you to enable or disable IPX routing on the WAN port, change the network number for the WAN port, enable or disable NetBIOS, change the default RIP and SAP timers, and optimize the bandwidth. If the WAN port is configured for frame relay, this dialog box lets you to add logical WANs. How the logical IPX WAN ports are configured is controlled by the WAN Port Setup dialog box that you access by clicking the WAN button on the MultiFRAD Setup menu.

The IPX WAN network number has to be the same on both ends of the link and must be unique throughout the internetwork. If the WAN port is configured in a point-to-point operation, both WAN network numbers have to be the same and unique. If the WAN port is configured for frame relay,

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Multi-Tech Systems FR2201 manual IPX Setup