User`s guide

Configuring the Pipeline as a Bridge
Configuring bridged connections
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broadcast requests. Instead, it relies on its bridging table to recognize which
Connection profile to use.
Note:
If you turn off Dial Brdcast and the Pipeline does not have a bridge-table
entry for a destination address, the Pipeline will not bring up that connection.
To define a static bridge-table entry:
1
Open a Bridge profile.
2
Specify the physical address of the remote host.
For example:
Enet Adrs=0080AD12CF9B
Get this address from the administrator of the far-end device. For more
information, see “Physical addresses and the bridge table” on page 5-2.
3
If the far-end is a segment of the local IP network, specify an address on that
segment. For example:
Net Adrs=10.2.3.133
For more details, see “An example IP bridged connection” on page 5-16.
4
Specify the number of the Connection profile for this connection.
For example:
Connection #=2
You don’t have to specify the whole number, just the unique portion of it.
5
Exit and save the profile.
Configuring bridged connections
This section shows how to configure bridging for a Pipeline connecting to a
remote site. The example configuration focuses on bridging. It does not show the
link-specific settings (such as Telco options, MP+, or frame relay configuration),
or additional routing settings that might be appropriate at your site.
Connection profiles must enable bridging, and if the remote network is not
recorded as a static bridge-table entry, Dial Brdcast must also be enabled.
Parameters related to protocol-independent bridging are set in the following
menus: