IP Addressing

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Selecting an IP Addressing Scheme

You can select from many IP addressing schemes to provide SNMP NMS connectivity. Review the following information in preparation for selecting an IP addressing scheme.

HAssign IP addresses to:

ÐThe Management port

ÐThe IMC

Refer to the IP Addressing Scheme Examples section.

HWhen the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) option is set to Proprietary,

IP routing information is automatically passed between interconnected DSUs from the network side. Refer to Management Port Options, Table A-5.

However, verify that a route to the subnet(s) is set in the NMS's or local router's routing table. This equipment will not automatically receive routing information due to the proprietary protocol.

The gateway to subnet(s) is through the DSU connected to:

ÐThe LAN using a LAN adapter, or

ÐA router, terminal server, or NMS via PPP or SLIP link-layer protocols

HEach DSU's routing table supports a maximum of 20 routes, even though a single route is all that is needed to reach every device on a subnet.

HSet a default route only for devices directly connected to the DSU's Management port.

HAny legal host address is allowed for a given subnet; the address choice within the subnet is completely arbitrary.

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November 1997

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