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Chapter 3: Installation and Setup Efficient Networks
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Router family
Technical Reference Guide
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IPX Routing Network Protocol
System Names and Authentication Passwords for the Local Router and All Remote
Routers
• For the Local Router:
You define a system name and authentication password for the local
router. Remote routers check the system name and authentication
password to authenticate the local router.
• For Remote Routers:
Although the system names and authentication passwords for the remote
routers are defined by the service provider, you must have this
information because the local router uses it to authenticate the remote
router. The name and password are used in both PAP and CHAP
authentication. To see how this information is used, see “PAP/CHAP
Security Authentication” on page 5-20.
NOTE:
If the service provider does not support the authentication of remote routers by the
local router, use the command remote disauthen <remoteName> to disable the
authentication process.
For an ATM router, its VPI and VCI numbers
ATM uses two connection identifiers that describe the PVC (Permanent Virtual
Circuit). These identifiers are the VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and the VCI (Virtual
Channel Identifier). Your router may have been preconfigured with VPI/VCI numbers.
If not, you need to get these numbers from your service provider.
If you are connecting to multiple remote sites, you need the unique VPI and VCI
numbers that identify each remote destination.
For a Frame Relay router, its DLCI number
The DLCI (Data Link Connection Identifier) number applies to Frame Relay routers
only. Get your DLCI from your service provider.
IPX routing entries
IPX routes define the paths to specific destinations. Routers need them so servers
and clients can exchange packets. A path to a file server is based on the Internal
Network Number of the server. A path to a client is based on the External Network
Number (Ethernet) of the client.