Configuring IPX Serialization Packet Filtering
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Configuring IPX Serialization Packet Filtering
The
ipxserialf
command is used to enable and disable IPX Serialization Packet filtering on any
or all WAN routing services. This feature can be used to reduce traffic on WAN links by
preventing the transmission of NetWare serialization packets.
Novell uses a serialization mechanism to make sure that licensed copies of NetWare are not
improperly copied to multiple servers. NetWare’s built-in copy protection scheme transmits
serialization packets between file servers which contain unique serialization numbers. These
packets are sent out at about 66-second intervals. If a server detects duplicate serialization
identifiers, it broadcasts a copyright violation message to all users and to the console log. The
major problem with this protection scheme for dial-on-demand links, such as ISDN, is the
generation of traffic that continuously reactivates the
WAN
link.
Enabling IPX Serialization Filtering
Follow the steps below to enable IPX Serialization Packet Filtering.
1.
Enter
ipxserialf
.
A screen similar to the following displays:
View the current status of all WAN routing services? (y or n) (n) :
Enter
y
if you do want to see the current filtering status. Enter
n
(or press
<Enter>
) if you
entered this command by mistake or if you don’t need to see the current status.
2.
A screen similar to the following displays:
Group
IPX Serialization Filtering
----------
---------------------------------------
3
Disabled
4
Disabled
Enter Group (default: all WAN) :
This screen shows the
WAN
routing Groups that exist in the switch and the current status
of the IPX Serialization packet filtering for these groups.
Enter a Group number to proceed to enable IPX Serialization filtering for that Group.
Or, press
<Enter>
to select to enable filtering for
all
WAN
routing services.
3.
The following prompt displays:
Enable IPX Serialization Filtering? (y or n) (n) :
Enter
y
to select to enable IPX Serialization Filtering.
Enter
n
(or press
<Enter>
) if you do
not
want to enable Serialization Filtering.
4.
The following prompt displays:
Enable IPX Serialization Filtering on all WAN routing services? (y or n) (n) :
This prompt requires you to verify that you want to enable filtering in order to avoid the
situation of accidental filtering of IPX Serialization packets. This example prompt asks if
you want to disable filtering on all WAN routing services. If you had entered a specific
Group number, the prompt would refer to that particular Group.
Enter
y
to enable IPX Serialization Filtering.
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 ...