User`s guide

IP Address Management
Connecting to a local IP network
3-8 Preliminary January 30, 1998 Pipeline User’s Guide
Ethernet and PPP checksums for the appropriate packets. However, it does not
generate UDP checksums unless you set the UDP Cksum parameter.
You should turn on UDP checksums if data integrity is of the highest concern for
your environment and you need redundant checks. UDP checksums are also
appropriate if your UDP-based servers are located on the remote side of a WAN
link that is prone to errors.
Currently the Pipeline uses UDP when generating queries and responses for the
following protocols:
•SYSLOG
• DNS
• ECHOSERV
•RIP
•TFTP
To configure the Pipeline to generate checksums for these packets:
1
Open the Ethernet > Mod Config menu.
2
Turn on UDP checksums.
UDP Cksum=Yes
3
Close and save the profile.
Updating other routers on the backbone
If you want to update the routing tables of other local routers whenever the
Pipeline brings up a remote connection, configure the Pipeline to send RIP
updates over the Ethernet interface. The Pipeline then broadcasts RIP packets
containing information about each route change. RIP updates are sent every 30
seconds, so within a minute or so, all routers on the local network are informed
about the new route. You can also configure the Pipeline to receive RIP updates
on Ethernet, or to both send and receive the updates. (For instructions, see
“Configuring RIP-v2 on Ethernet” on page 2-22.)