Switch User Manual

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Chapter 10
IPX Interface Configuration
Configuring IPX Node Defaults; IPX Interface configuration; IPX Static SAP and Static Route
configuration
The FRX4000, FRX6000, and the SmartSwitch 1800 support connections to Novell
IPX networks through an IPX (Internet Packet Exchange) Interface. IPX is the
Novell proprietary protocol that speciÞes how information is to be broken into
separate packets, and how those packets are to be addressed in order to be routed
from one Novell NetWare node to another, and from one Novell NetWare
network to another. The IPX interface enables the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 to
route IPX trafÞc between local LANs, or between LAN-attached workstations and
local or remote servers, via frame relay or X.25.
Configuring IPX Node Defaults
If the FRX4000, FRX6000, or SmartSwitch 1800 is going to support an IPX
interface, certain IPX node parameters must be conÞgured through the IPX Node
Defaults window.
To access the IPX Node Defaults window:
1. Click on the button to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to IPX Node Defaults, and release. The IPX Node Defaults
window, Figure 10-1, will appear.