Lucent Technologies 6000 - Manual (Page 526)

14-6 MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
Configuring Packet Bridging
Configuring bridged connections
The Bridge parameter enables the MAX to answer incoming bridged connections which allows
it to answer a call that contains packets other than the routed protocols (IP or IPX). This
parameter does not apply unless the Bridging parameter set to Yes in the Ethernet > Mod
Config profile.
The Recv Auth parameter specifies the authentication protocol the MAX uses to receive and
verify a password for an incoming PPP connection. Recv Auth is a required parameter as
described in “Establishing a bridged connection” on page 14-3.
Station
In Ethernet > Connections > Connection profile, the Station parameter specifies the name of
the device at the end of the connection. If the connection uses Combinet encapsulation, this
parameter specifies the MAC address of the far-end Combinet bridge. Station is a required
parameter as described in “Establishing a bridged connection” on page 14-3.
Bridge and Dial Brdcast
The Bridge and Dial Brdcast parameters are located in each Ethernet > Connections >
Connection profile. The Bridge parameter enables the MAX to bridge packets across the
connection on the basis of the packet’s destination MAC address.
The Dial Brdcast parameter specifies whether the MAX dials the connection when it receives
Ethernet broadcast packets. By default, the MAX does not use this feature. It relies on its
internal bridging table to bring up specific bridged connections. (For more information, see
“Establishing a bridged connection” on page 14-3.)
Netware t/o and Handle IPX
The Netware t/o and Handle IPX parameters are located in the Ethernet > Connections >
Connection profile > IPX Options... profile. The Netware t/o parameter specifies the number of
minutes the MAX enables clients to remain logged in to a NetWare server even though their
IPX connection has been torn down. (For more information about Netware t/o, see “Netware
t/o (watchdog spoofing)” on page 14-13.) The Handle IPX parameter specifies IPX server or
IPX client bridging.
Name, Active, and Recv PW
The Name, Active, and Recv PW parameters are located in Ethernet > Names/Passwords. The
MAX uses station names and passwords to establish a bridged connection. Station names and
passwords can be provided in a Connection profile, a Names/Passwords profile, or an external
authentication profile. Name specifies the name of a profile, host, or user. In the
Names/Passwords profile, the name can consist of up to 31 characters. The name you specify
must be unique within the list of profiles of the same type. In addition, Lucent strongly
recommends that you do not use the same name for a Names/Passwords profile and a
Connection profile.