Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family ipx encapsulation ● 115
Command Reference
ipx encapsulation
Purpose Use the ipx encapsulation command to set IPX frame encapsulation format on
Ethernet interface.
Use the undo ipx encapsulation command to restore the default IPX frame
encapsulation format.
Syntax ipx encapsulation [ dot2 | dot3 | ethernet-2 | snap ]
undo ipx encapsulation
Parameters dot2
Encapsulation format is Ethernet_802.2.
dot3
Encapsulation format is Ethernet_802.3.
ethernet-2
Encapsulation format is Ethernet_II.
snap
Default By default, IPX frame encapsulation format on Ethernet interface is dot3
(Ethernet_802.3).
Example Configure IPX frame encapsulation format on the interface Ethernet0/1/0 as
Ethernet_II.
[3Com -Ethernet 0/1/0] ipx encapsulation ethernet-2
Restore the default IPX frame encapsulation format on the interface Ethernet0/1/0.
[3Com -Ethernet 0/1/0] undo ipx encapsulation
Encapsulation format is Ethernet_SNAP.
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ Ethernet Interface view
Description In WAN interfaces, IPX frame only supports PPP encapsulation.