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Interface Delay
This is the estimated time taken for an IPX packet containing 576 bytes of
data to traverse the hop between the interface and the associated link.
This parameter is displayed in milliseconds and is used to determine the
best route to a destination address.
If there are more than one route with different interface delay, the one
with the lowest value will be the best route. If the interface delay
between two or more routes is the same, the one advertised first will be
selected.
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Encapsulation
This parameter specifies the LAN encapsulation used when IPX
datagrams are transmitted on this interface. The four options are:
− Ethernet
− IEEE 802.2
− SNAP
− IEEE 802.3
The IPX routing element accepts IPX datagrams encapsulated by any of
these four formats.
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Security List n
This parameter specifies the number identifying the IPX Security Access
list associated with this port. You may attach two access lists to each
port. Note that the IPX Security parameter must be set to enabled before
these lists can be used. A value of 0 for this parameter indicates that
this list is inactive.
6. You may use IPX security to set the filtering criteria for the Multiprotocol
Interconnect module when performing IPX routing functions.
The IPX security feature is comprised of up to 31 different Security tables and
a security access list. Each security table may contain up to 64 entries.
The operation of the IPX security is the same as the IP security which is
discussed in 11.8.9, “IP Security” on page 304.
11.9 Monitoring Multiprotocol Interconnect Module
The
Status Menu
allows you to view the statistical information provided by the
Multiprotocol Interconnect module.
The following is a summary description of the options which are available via the
Status Menu:
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Station Statistics
Displays information about Interconnect module and the software installed on
it.
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Buffer Pool Table
Shows the number of buffers and the amount of heap memory in use on the
Multiprotocol Interconnect module.
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Physical Port List
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