ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W manual Configuring WAN MAC, Choose RIP-1 , RIP-2B or RIP-2M

HomeSafe User’s Guide

	Table 8-5 WAN : IP
LABEL	DESCRIPTION
RIP Version	The RIP Version field controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP
	packets that the HomeSafe sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving).
	Choose RIP-1,RIP-2B or RIP-2M.
	RIP-1is universally supported; but RIP-2carries more information. RIP-1 is
	probably adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network
	topology. Both RIP-2Band RIP-2Msends the routing data in RIP-2 format; the
	difference being that RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting while RIP-2M uses
	multicasting. Multicasting can reduce the load on non-router machines since they
	generally do not listen to the RIP multicast address and so will not receive the RIP
	packets. However, if one router uses multicasting, then all routers on your
	network must use multicasting, also. By default, the RIP Version field is set to
	RIP-1.
Multicast	Choose None (default), IGMP-V1or IGMP-V2. IGMP (Internet Group Multicast
	Protocol) is a network-layer protocol used to establish membership in a Multicast
	group - it is not used to carry user data. IGMP version 2 (RFC 2236) is an
	improvement over version 1 (RFC 1112) but IGMP version 1 is still in wide use. If
	you would like to read more detailed information about interoperability between
	IGMP version 2 and version 1, please see sections 4 and 5 of RFC 2236.

Windows Networking (NetBIOS over TCP/IP):

NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) are TCP or UDP broadcast packets that enable a computer to connect to and communicate with a LAN. For some dial-up services such as PPPoE or PPTP, NetBIOS packets cause unwanted calls. However it may sometimes be necessary to allow NetBIOS packets to pass through to the WAN in order to find a computer on the WAN.

Allow between	Select this check box to forward NetBIOS packets from the LAN to the WAN and
WAN and LAN	from the WAN to the LAN. If your firewall is enabled with the default policy set to
	block WAN to LAN traffic, you also need to enable the default WAN to LAN
	firewall rule that forwards NetBIOS traffic.
	Clear this check box to block all NetBIOS packets going from the LAN to the WAN
	and from the WAN to the LAN.
Allow Trigger Dial	Select this option to allow NetBIOS packets to initiate calls.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes back to the HomeSafe.
Reset	Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

8.6Configuring WAN MAC

To change your HomeSafe’s WAN MAC settings, click WAN, then the WAN MAC tab. The screen appears as shown.

Figure 8-6 WAN : MAC Setup

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