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IPX Routing
Introduction
This chapter gives an overview of Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) routing and includes
information about configuring static IPX routes as well as configuring Routing Information
Protocol (
RIP
) and Service Advertising Protocol (
SAP
) filters and timers. IPX is a layer 3 proto-
col developed by Novell for interconnecting NetWare clients and servers. (NetWare is Novell’s
network server operating system.) IPX routing requires at least one IPX router port to be
configured on the switch.
When IPX routing is enabled on the switch, the switch will be able to exchange routing infor-
mation with IPX routers in the network, and stations connected to groups and
VLANs
with
virtual IPX router ports will be able to communicate. Groups or
VLANs
that do not have IPX
router ports with IPX routing enabled cannot communicate with each other.
In the example shown here, stations connected to each group will be able to communicate if
a virtual IPX router port is created for each group and each router port on the switch has IP
routing enabled. Stations in group 2 and group 3 will also be able to communicate with
stations attached to the external IPX router if a static route to that router is configured on the
switch or the switch learns about the external router through IPX
RIP
or
SAP
.
Omni Switch/Router
12345678
123456
Group 2
68:27:43:29:00:00
22:45:67:87:00:00
External
IPX
Router
Group 3
1A2B3C4D
AABBCCDDEE
Internal IPX Router
IPX Network
23452345
Network
1A2B3C4D
Network
AABBCCDDEE
00:5A:4D:CC:22:11
nodes
node
Summary of Contents for Omni Switch/Router
Page 1: ...Part No 060166 10 Rev C March 2005 Omni Switch Router User Manual Release 4 5 www alcatel com ...
Page 4: ...page iv ...
Page 110: ...WAN Modules Page 3 40 ...
Page 156: ...UI Table Filtering Using Search and Filter Commands Page 4 46 ...
Page 164: ...Using ZMODEM Page 5 8 ...
Page 186: ...Displaying and Setting the Swap State Page 6 22 ...
Page 202: ...Creating a New File System Page 7 16 ...
Page 270: ...Displaying Secure Access Entries in the MPM Log Page 10 14 ...
Page 430: ...OmniChannel Page 15 16 ...
Page 496: ...Configuring Source Route to Transparent Bridging Page 17 48 ...
Page 542: ...Dissimilar LAN Switching Capabilities Page 18 46 ...
Page 646: ...Application Example DHCP Policies Page 20 30 ...
Page 660: ...GMAP Page 21 14 ...
Page 710: ...Viewing the Virtual Interface of Multicast VLANs Page 23 16 ...
Page 722: ...Application Example 5 Page 24 12 ...
Page 788: ...Viewing UDP Relay Statistics Page 26 24 ...
Page 872: ...The WAN Port Software Menu Page 28 46 ...
Page 960: ...Deleting a PPP Entity Page 30 22 ...
Page 978: ...Displaying Link Status Page 31 18 ...
Page 988: ...Displaying ISDN Configuration Entry Status Page 32 10 ...
Page 1024: ...Backup Services Commands Page 34 14 ...
Page 1062: ...Diagnostic Test Cable Schematics Page 36 24 ...
Page 1072: ...Configuring a Switch with an MPX Page A 10 ...
Page 1086: ...Page B 14 ...
Page 1100: ...Page I 14 Index ...