Avaya P580 - Manual (Page 457)

Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, v5.3.1 12-1
12 Configuring IPX Routing
Overview
This chapter provides the following information and procedures for
configuring 50, 80 series layer 2 modules, 50 series Layer 3 or 80
series Licensed Layer 3 modules. Refer to Chapter 1 “Introduction”
for more details about routing IP and Internetwork Packet Exchange
(IPX) Protocol through the Avaya Multiservice Switch.
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IPX Overview
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Configuring the Avaya Switch as an IPX Router
IPX Overview
The IPX protocol is connectionless and performs datagram delivery
and routing in Novell NetWare networks. Each IPX address consists
of:
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Network Number — A 32-bit (8 characters) number that is
normally assigned by the network administrator.
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Node Number — A 48-bit (12 characters) number that is
normally the MAC layer address of the physical interface.
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Socket Number — A number used to route packets to
different processes within the same node.
The syntax for entering an IPX address is:
network node socket
For example:
000000AAh 00e03b124213h 4003h
where 000000AAh is the network number, 00e03b124213h is the node
number, and 4003h is the socket number associated with a running
process on the end node (for example, RIP, NetWare Link State
Protocol (NLSP)).