Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols
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Routing The IPX Protocol - Routing screen has the following settings:
Enable Dynamic Routing on LAN
When checked, the 833IS will use the IPX RIP table built from RIP messages
received from other routers to determine how to route a message.
IPX Static Routing
When checked, the 833IS will use the configured IPX static routes table to determine
how to route a message. If both dynamic and static routing are enabled, then both the
IPX RIP table and the configured IPX static routes table will be used to route
messages. Enabling only IPX Static Routing may be required if you have a very
large IPX network. You can also restrict the servers that can be accessed from the
WAN. See the next section for details on this feature.
Static Route The Perle 833IS knows the structure of the IPX network by receiving RIP messages
from other routers. It also knows what services are available on the IPX network by
receiving SAP messages from all servers (One server may support multiple
services).
A router has an entry for each and every service that can be reached through it. As a
result, the RIP and SAP tables can be very large for large networks. There is room in