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12-24 MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
Configuring IPX Routing
Creating and applying IPX SAP filters
Applying IPX SAP filters
You can apply an IPX SAP filter to the local Ethernet interface, to WAN interfaces, or to both.
When applied in the Ether > Options profile, a SAP filter either includes specific servers or
services in the MAX unit’s SAP table or excludes them from the table. If directory services are
not supported, servers or services that are not in the MAX unit’s SAP table are inaccessible to
clients across the WAN. A filter applied to the Ethernet interface takes effect immediately.
When applied in the Answer profile, a SAP filter screens service advertisements from across
the WAN.
When applied in a Connection profile, a SAP filter screens service advertisements to and from
a specific WAN connection.
Example of IPX SAP filter configuration
This example shows how to create an IPX SAP filter that prevents local NetWare users from
having access to a remote NetWare server. The example also shows how to apply the filter to
the Answer profile and to the Connection profile used to reach the server’s remote network.
To define an IPX SAP filter that excludes a remote file server from the MAX unit’s SAP table:
1 Open IPX SAP Filter profile #1 (for this example) and then open the list of input filters:
Ethernet
IPX SAP Filters
First IPX SAP
Filter profile
Name=IPX SAP Main
Input SAP filters...
In SAP filter 01
In SAP filter 02
In SAP filter 03
In SAP filter 04
In SAP filter 05
In SAP filter 06
In SAP filter 07
In SAP filter 08
2 Open In SAP Filter 01 and activate it by setting Valid to Yes. Then set Type to Exclude.
3 Set the Server Name and Server Type parameters to specify the NetWare server’s service
type (for a file server, 0004) and name, respectively. For example:
In SAP filter 01
Valid=Yes
Type=Exclude
Server Type=0004
Server Name=SERVER-1
4 Exit the profile and, at the exit prompt, select the exit and accept option.
To apply the IPX SAP filter in the Answer profile and in a Connection profile:
1 Open Answer > Session Options.
2 Set the IPX SAP Filter parameter to specify profile #1, then close the Answer profile: