Cabletron Systems CSX1000 - Manual (Page 371)

Workgroup Remote Access Switch 371
S YSTEM V ERIFICATION
Verifying IPX Routing is Operational
V ERIFYING IPX R OUTING OVER A LAN C ONNECTION
To verify the operation of IPX Routing over a LAN connection:
1. Determine if SITE1 can access the local NetWare Server “local.” On SITE1’s administration
console type:
ipx diag cc:1 <return>
Note: Node address 1 is used by the NetWare servers as part of their internal address.
2. If the system displays a response to the ipx diag command similar to:
received 3 components from cc:1
then IPX routing over that LAN port is operational.
If this message IS NOT displayed, then IPX routing over the LAN connection is not operational.
Refer to
IPX Routing over the LAN Connection in the Problem Diagnosis chapter.
V ERIFYING AN IPX R EMOTE LAN C ONNECTION
To verify that IPX routing is properly operating over a WAN Remote LAN interface, a remote IPX
router (in our example this is SITE1) must be operational and connected to the Remote LAN. The
remote bridge device (in our example, this is SITE2) must be operational and available to initiate
connections.
1. From the router (SITE1), verify that the IPX Remote LAN interface has initialized. On the
router’s administration console type:
dr
You should see messages stating that the IPX network has initialized successfully on xxxx.
Verify that “xxxx” is the network number of the Remote LAN.
2. Determine the router’s (SITE1) MAC address. From the router, issue the command:
ver
3. From the remote bridge (SITE2), attempt to access the IPX router by issuing the following
administration console command:
ipx diag xxxx:yyyyyyyyyyyy
where: xxxx is the IPX Network Number
yyyyyyyyyyyy is the router’s MAC address
4. Verify the call has come up. From the router side (SITE1), issue the following administration
console command to display the monitor connections screen:
mc
If the call is displayed on the monitor connections screen, the IPX Remote LAN interface is
operational. If the call is not displayed, refer to
IPX Routing over the Remote LAN Connection in
the Problem Diagnosis chapter.