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Cajun P550/P880/P882 Switch User Guide
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Configuring IPX Routing
Overview
This chapter provides the following information and procedures for
configuring layer 3 modules:
■ Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) Protocol Overview
■ Configuring the Cajun Switch as an IPX Router
Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) Protocol
Overview
The IPX protocol is connectionless and performs datagram delivery
and routing in Novell NetWare networks. Each IPX address consists
of:
■ Network Number — A 32-bit (8 characters) number that is
normally assigned by the network administrator.
■ Node Number — A 48-bit (12 characters) number that is
normally the MAC layer address of the physical interface.
■ Socket Number — A number used to route packets to
different processes within the same node.
The syntax for entering an IPX address is:
network node socket
For example:
000000AAh 00e03b124213h 4003h
where 000000AAh is the network number, 00e03b124213h is the
node number, and 4003h is the socket number associated with a
running process on the end node (for example, RIP, NetWare Link
State Protocol (NLSP)).