Protocol

Select the protocol to be used for the connection (PPP or SLIP). Use the following command:

set user <user name> protocol <ppp slip>

IPX LAN-to-LAN routing requires the PPP protocol. If you have assigned an IPX Network Number, the NETServer will set this to PPP automatically.

Netmask

Use the following command to tell the NETServer the remote network’s IP subnet mask:

set user <user name> netmask <netmask>

MTU

The Maximum Transmission Unit specifies the size of the largest packet that may be received from the remote location. IPX connections will discard larger packets. IP connections will fragment larger packets. Normally, this should be set to the largest value possible. However, an IP connection using multi- line load balancing may benefit from a smaller MTU (see Step 3 of Location setup, earlier in this chapter).

Valid PPP MTUs range from 100 to 1500 (default is 1500). Note that PPP allows remote systems to negotiate a smaller MTU if needed. Valid SLIP MTUs range from 100 to 1006 (default is 1006).

set user <user name> mtu <value>

IPX LAN-to-LAN routing requires an MTU of 1500 If you have assigned an IPX Network Number, the NETServer will set this to 1500 automatically.

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