User`s guide

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C ONFIGURING U SERS
Protocols
Over the last few years Novell has evolved their WAN IPX routing model. Originally the Novell
IPX router supported numbered WAN network interfaces only. That is, a unique IPX network
number was assigned to each WAN port on the router.
Novell then migrated to an unnumbered WAN network interface in their latest versions of their
IPX router. When two routers communicate, they will try to use the unnumbered network interface
type. If both routers support this type of interface they will agree on this and initiate data transfer.
If one router does not support the unnumbered type, the newer router will defer to the older router
and agree to use a numbered type interface. The new router will let the older router assign the
network number for the WAN link.
E
NABLE
Enabling IPX indicates that the user is an IPX Router and the CyberSWITCH connected to it should
route IPX datagrams to this user based on IPX network layer information.
C
ALLABLE
Callable indicates that a CyberSWITCH is to initiate connections to this user based on an IPX
packet. This feature is valid only if IPX is enabled, and the user is properly configured for dial out.
IPX WAN P
ROTOCOL
Enabling the IPX WAN Protocol indicates that this user is an IPX router and that the IPX WAN
protocol must immediately succeed IPXCP negotiations. The options negotiated in IPXCP will be
replaced by these negotiations. If IPX WAN protocol is disabled, the IPX packets will start flowing
as soon as IPXCP negotiations are completed.