Switch User Manual

Configuring IPX Interfaces 10-7
IPX Interface Configuration
Periodic RIP Enabled
This Þeld determines whether the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 will originate
periodic IPX Routing Information Protocol (RIP) messages from this interface.
(The RIP Enabled parameter must be set to Yes, see below). These messages
inform the network that the route through this interface is viable. The default
value for this parameter is No.
RIP Enabled
If Yes is selected, the IPX interface will support Routing Information Protocol
(RIP) processing; if No, it will not. RIP is the routing protocol used by IPX to build
and maintain routing tables which contain the addresses of and available routes
to all the networks and nodes RIP has learned. The default value for this
parameter is No.
Watchdog Spoofing
This Þeld determines whether this IPX interface will be used by the local node to
respond to keep-alive messages on behalf of the client workstations. Novell
servers periodically issue these messages to all clients, to determine whether each
client is still available. The default value for this parameter is No.
PVC Connection
This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected X.25 as your Interface
Type. Select Yes if the interface is a Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC); select No if it
is not. The default value for this parameter is No.
Source RLP
This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected Frame Relay as your
Interface Type. It identiÞes the RLP for the IPX interface at this end of the frame
relay link. Enter 0 for FRX4000 and SmartSwitch 1800 devices (for RLP0); enter
0 - 7 for an FRX6000.
Source Port
This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected Frame Relay as your
Interface Type. It identiÞes the physical frame relay port for the IPX interface at
this end of the frame relay link. Make sure the physical frame relay port you
identify is not conÞgured for backup use only as determined by the Backup Use
Only parameter in the Frame Relay Port ConÞguration window. (See Chapter 5,
Frame Relay Status and ConÞguration.)
Source DLCI
This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected Frame Relay as your
Interface Type. It identiÞes the DLCI for the IPX interface at this end of the frame
relay link. Make sure the DLCI you identify is not part of a frame relay DLCI
backup group or intra-nodal frame relay PVC.
Transport Time
This is the time (in 55-millisecond units) that it will normally take to forward
frames out the IPX interface. Recommended values are 1 for LAN interfaces and
30 for frame relay or X.25 interfaces. The default value for this parameter is 1. This