IPX Setup 12-1
Chapter 12
IPX Setup
Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is the network protocol used by Novell NetWare networks. This chapter shows you how to configure the Netopia R3100 for routing data using IPX. You also learn how to configure the router to serve IPX network addresses.
This section covers the following topics:
■“IPX Features” on page
■“IPX Definitions” on page
■“IPX routing tables” on page
IPX Features
The Netopia R3100 supports the following IPX features:
■IPX RIP and SAP
■NetBIOS broadcast packet forwarding (IPX type 20)
■IPX packet filtering definable by source and destination IPX address and socket number, for added security
■IPX SAP filtering to aid in optimizing WAN bandwidth
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■Spoofing of IPX
■Configurable RIP/SAP timers on connection profiles
IPX Definitions
This section defines
Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
IPX is a datagram, connectionless protocol that Novell adapted from Xerox Network System’s (XNS) Internet Datagram Protocol (IDP). IPX is dynamically routed, and the routing architecture works by “learning” network addressing automatically.