Perle Systems PERLE P850 - Manual (Page 45)

Applications
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Configure as an Ethernet IPX Router
The P850 is preconfigured to operate as an IPX router when installed
in an IPX network. The P850 router will learn the IPX network
numbers from the local LAN and when the WAN connections are
established, the P850 will route the IPX frames to the appropriate
destination IPX network.
The IPX routing scenario may consist of one of the two following
configurations. The first configuration consists of Novell servers
located on each of the LAN segments to be connected. The second
configuration consists of Novell servers located on only one of the
LAN segments to be connected. The P850 IPX router will need to be
configured differently in the second configuration with Novell servers
located on only one of the LAN segments.
Novell Servers in Both Locations
An Ethernet IPX router is used to intelligently route Novell IPX LAN
traffic to remotely connected LANs across the WAN.
Figure 2 - 7 IPX Routed Local Area Networks
(Servers on both sides)
IPX routers forward IPX frames based upon their IPX destination
address and an internal routing table. The router maintains the internal
routing table with the remote network IPX addresses and the remote
partner IPX routers associated with those networks. When an IPX
frame is received from the local LAN, the destination IPX address is
WAN connection
Novell Server Novell Server Novell IPX Client Novell IPX Client
LAN #1
IPX Network Address
1512 IPX Network Address
1500
LAN #2