Avocent Cyclades-PR4000 User Manual

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Cyclades-PR4000

Chapter 15 - IPX

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The parameter

Send SAP Update can be set to Demand, Periodic, or None. This parameter affects both SAP and

RIP.

Periodic causes the router to send these messages every minute, while choosing Demand will cause the

router to send messages only when a message request is received.

Frame Relay

Frame Relay parameters are explained in chapter 10. The IPX-protocol-specific parameters are the same as
those described in the preceding section, but are located in the menu CONFIG =>INTERFACE =><INTERFACE>
=>ENCAPSULATION =>FRAME RELAY => <ESC> => ADD DLCI.

X.25

X.25 is explained in chapter 10. The IPX-protocol-specific parameters are the same as those described in the
PPP section, but are located in the menu CONFIG =>INTERFACE =><INTERFACE> =>ENCAPSULATION =>X25
=> <ESC> => ADD DTE.

Routing

Routing can be done statically, by configuring static routes, or dynamically using RIP. RIP is described in chapter
11. To create a static route, as shown in Figure 13.1, navigate to the menu CONFIG => STATIC ROUTES => IPX
=>ADD ROUTE. The parameters for the system shown in the example are the following:

Add IPX Static Route Menu CONFIG => STATIC ROUTES => IPX =>ADD ROUTE

Parameter

Value for the Example

Destination Network
Number

00010001

Interface

Slot 1

Next Hop Node

00602e001100

Number of Hops

1 (one router is between the router being configured and the network to be reached)

Number of Ticks

1 (related to the time necessary to reach the network)

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