Command Reference Guide

114 ● ipx enable 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
ipx enable
Purpose Use the ipx enable command to activate IPX.
Use the undo ipx enable command to deactivate IPX and remove all IPX
configurations simultaneously.
Syntax ipx enable [ node node ]
undo ipx enable
Parameters node
Node value of the router. It is a 48-bit value
represented by a triplet of four-digit hexadecimal
numbers separated by “-“. It is neither a broadcasting
address nor a multicast address. If the parameter is not
configured, the router will assign MAC address of the
first Ethernet interface as its node value.
If there is no Ethernet interface in the router, the system will assign a random node
value based on the system clock.
Example Enable IPX.
[3Com ] ipx enable
Disable IPX.
[3Com ] undo ipx enable
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ System view
Description Activating IPX again after executing the undo ipx enable command, you cannot
restore any IPX configuration.
The node argument specifies the node value of the router. If no node value is
specified, the router uses the MAC address of its first Ethernet interface.
The following describes the node value assignment conventions:
■ If no node value is assigned to the router when IPX is activated, the router uses the
MAC address of its first Ethernet interface as the node value of its serial interface.
■ If a node value is assigned to the router when IPX is activated, the router uses this
value as the node value of its serial interface.
■ For an Ethernet interface, its node value is its MAC address regardless of whether
the router is assigned a node value.