Prestige P645 ADSL Internet Access Router

The following table describes how to configure the Handle IPX field in menu 3.4.

Table 7-1 Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration

HANDLE IPX

DESCRIPTION

FIELD OPTIONS

 

None

When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do not want to apply any

 

special handling for IPX.

 

 

Client

When there are only client computers on the LAN. RIP and SAP (Service

 

Advertising Protocol) response packets will not trigger calls.

Server

When there are only IPX servers on the LAN. No RIP or SAP packets will trigger

 

calls. In addition, during the time when the line is down, your Prestige 645R will

 

reply to watchdog messages from the servers on behalf of remote clients. The

 

period of time that your Prestige 645R 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 aged out, there is no need to maintain its connection to

 

the IPX server.

 

 

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-specific 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.

7-2

Bridging Setup