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7-2 Bridging Setup
Table 7-1 Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration
FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS
Handle
IPX
Press the [space bar] to toggle between the options for this field.
When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do not want to apply
any special handling for IPX.
When there are only client workstations on the LAN. RIP and SAP (Service
Advertising Protocol) response packets will not trigger calls.
When there are only IPX servers on the LAN. No RIP or SAP packets will
trigger calls. In addition, during the time when the line is down, your
Prestige will reply to WatchDog messages from the servers on behalf of
remote clients. The period of time that your Prestige will do this is linked to
the Ethernet Address Timeout parameter in each remote node (see Remote
Node Configuration). When a remote Ethernet address is timed out, there is
no need to maintain its connection to the IPX server.
If there are both clients and servers on the LAN, and the local clients will
access the remote servers, set this field to Server but turn on the Dial-On-
Broadcast (if using PPPoE encapsulation) parameter in Menu 11.3 to allow
the client queries to trigger calls.
None
Client
Server
7.2.1 Remote Node Bridging Setup
Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to configure the protocol-independent parameters in Menu 11.1 –
Remote Node Profile. For bridging-related parameters, you need to configure Menu 11.3 – Remote Node
Network Layer Options.
To set up Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options follow these steps:
Step 1. In Menu 11.1, make sure the Bridge field is set to Yes.
Step 2. Move the cursor to the Edit IP/IPX/Bridge field, toggle the [space bar] to select Yes and then
press [Enter]
to open Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options.