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RIP Version 2 and Classless Routing (CIDR) Support

NETServer 8/16 Plus implements RIPv2, an extension of the

original RIP protocol. RIPv2 adds the following capabilities to

the original RIP protocol:

• Subnet masks

• Specification of next hop

• Authentication

• Multicast support

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is a method for reducing

the burden on routing tables in the Internet. CIDR provides a

subnetwork for Internet service providers by combining a

number of Class C addresses into one. The RIPv2 subnet mask

extension allows RIPv2 to be used in CIDR-compliant networks.

RTMP Support

NETServer 8/16 Plus supports the Routing Table Maintenance

Protocol (RTMP) which is used to maintain routing tables that

are central to the process of forwarding datagrams from any

source socket to any destination socket on the Internet.

IPX and AppleTalk Spoofing

Spoofing is a cost-saving way to make two sides of a

disconnected circuit believe that the connection still exists in

order to limit network traffic and preserve the advantages of on

demand service. In addition to providing IP spoofing

capabilities (RIPv1 and RIPv2) included in previous NETServer

versions, NETServer 8/16 Plus supports IPX and AppleTalk

spoofing between NETServers.

Spoofing protocols include:

• IPX RIP

• IPX Watchdog

• IPX Serialization

• SPX Keepalives

• AppleTalk RTMP