CONFIGURATION EDITOR

IPX Routing

Enable IPX Routing

Enable NetBIOS Packets

Enable RIP Broadcasts

Enable SAP Broadcasts

Format for Routing and RIP/SAP

IPX Frame Priority

IPX Global Node ID

Network Numbers

RIP/SAP Timers

Static Routes

Static SAPs

Transmit / Receive RIP

Transmit / Receive SAPs


LAN IPX Frame Format            (more detail)

The LAN IPX frame format you assign the FrameNode must match the one configured on the Novell server and clients connected to the same LAN and the FrameNode you are configuring. The Novell network board accepts a link driver FRAME command that identifies the frame format. The following table identifies the frame format parameter used to configure the FrameNode, along with the corresponding Novell identifier used in the NET.CFG file.

 

LAN Type

Frame Node

Novell

Ethernet

IEEE 802.2 (LLC)

Ethernet_802.2

Ethernet

Version 2 (DIX)

Ethernet_II

Ethernet

802.3 Raw format

Ethernet_802.3

Ethernet

SNAP Encapsulation

Ethernet_SNAP

Token Ring

IEEE 802.2 (LLC)

Token-Ring

Token Ring

SNAP Encapsulation

Token-Ring_SNAP

 

When you click the LAN IPX Frame Format... button on the IPX routing configuration window, the following configuration window opens.

 

Format for Routing and RIP/SAP

This parameter defines the frame format to be used for IPX RIP, SAP, and routing. This applies to Token Ring and Ethernet LANs only. This value must match the frame format already assigned to Novell servers and clients connected over the same LAN as the FrameNode you are configuring.
Range: IEEE 802.2 (LLC), SNAP encapsulation, Version 2 (DIX), or 802.3 raw format
 

Enable IPX Routing

Enable (select) this feature if you want the unit to route IPX frames over the network.
You must have IPX filtering and bridging turned off.
Range: Enabled or Disabled
 

Enable RIP Broadcasts

Enable (select) this feature if you want the unit to send RIP packets over the network. RIP packets contain information regarding available routes that are learned by the unit. If IPX routing is disabled, this option is ignored.
Range: Enabled or Disabled
 
Note: If you enable IPX routing and disable RIP routing, you must define static routes for all destinations.
 

Enable SAP Broadcasts

Enable this feature if you want the unit to send SAP packets over the network. This option is ignored if RIP broadcasts are disabled.
Range: Enabled or Disabled
 

Enable NetBIOS Packets

Enabled this feature if you want the unit to process Novell NetBIOS packets. This option is ignored if IPX routing is disabled.
Range: Enabled or Disabled
 

IPX Global Node ID

By default, the unit implements IPX WAN over frame relay. The "timer request" packet is transmitted by the unit over frame relay. This packet includes a field called WAN Node (i.e., WNode Id). This value is defined in this field and must be unique within the network.
Range: 8 hexadecimal numbers
 

IPX Frame Priority

This parameter sets the transmission priority of the routed IPX frames on the unit's frame relay ports. To change this setting, click the down arrow and select the desired priority from the list of options.
Range: Low, Medium, High, or Urgent
 

RIP/SAP Timers

This feature enables you to define the appropriate RIP/SAP timers for your network.
 

Network Numbers

This feature enables you to define the network number for configured LAN and frame relay ports. These ports must include a network number, or they will be excluded from the unit's routing table.
 

Static Routes

This feature enables you to define static routes.
 

Static SAPs

This feature enables you to define static SAPs, even though the unit is configured to filter SAP broadcasts.
 

Transmit / Receive RIP

This feature enables you to specify RIP overrides for particular interfaces.
 

Transmit / Receive SAPs

This feature enables you to control SAP broadcasts on a per-interface basis.