ZyXEL Communications 642R Series manual Remote Node Bridging Setup, Handle, Ipx, Client

Prestige 642R Series ADSL Router

Table 7-1		Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration
FIELD		DESCRIPTION	OPTIONS
Handle	Press the [space bar] to toggle between the options for this field.
IPX	When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do not want to apply		None
	any special handling for IPX.
	When there are only client workstations on the LAN. RIP and SAP (Service		Client
	Advertising Protocol) response packets will not trigger calls.
	When there are only IPX servers on the LAN. No RIP or SAP packets will		Server
	trigger calls. In addition, during the time when the line is down, your
	Prestige will reply to WatchDog messages from the servers on behalf of
	remote clients. The period of time that your Prestige will do this is linked to
	the Ethernet Address Timeout parameter in each remote node (see Remote
	Node Configuration). When a remote Ethernet address is timed out, there is
	no need to maintain its connection to the IPX server.
	If there are both clients and servers on the LAN, and the local clients will
	access the remote servers, set this field to Server but turn on the Dial-On-
	Broadcast (if using PPPoE encapsulation) parameter in Menu 11.3 to allow
	the client queries to trigger calls.

7.2.1 Remote Node Bridging Setup

Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to configure the protocol-independent parameters in Menu 11.1 – Remote Node Profile. For bridging-related parameters, you need to configure Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options.

To set up Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options follow these steps:

Step 1. In Menu 11.1, make sure the Bridge field is set to Yes.

Step 2. Move the cursor to the Edit IP/IPX/Bridge field, toggle the [space bar] to select Yes and then press [Enter] to open Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options.

7-2 Bridging Setup