Alcatel Omni Switch/Router, User Manual

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Creating a New Group
Page 19-24
k.
After selecting to enable
IPX
, the following prompt displays:
IPX Network:
Enter the
IPX
network address.
IPX
addresses consist of eight hex digits and you can enter
a minimum of one hex digit in this field. If you enter less than eight hex digits, the system
prefixes your entry with zeros to create eight digits.
l.
The following prompt displays:
Description (30 chars max):
Enter a useful description for this virtual
IPX
router port using alphanumeric characters.
The description may be up to 30 characters long. Press
<Enter>
.
m.
The following prompt displays:
IPX Delay in ticks (0):
Enter the number of ticks you want for the IPX network. A tick is about 1/18th of a
second. The default is 0.
n.
The following prompt displays:
IPX RIP and SAP mode {RIP and SAP active (a)
RIP only active (r)
RIP and SAP inactive (i)}
(a):
Select how you want the
IPX
protocols,
RIP
(router information protocol) and
SAP
(service
access protocol), to be configured for the default
VLAN
in this Group.
RIP
is a network-
layer protocol that enables this
VLAN
to learn routes.
SAP
is also a network-layer protocol
that allows network services, such as print and files services, to advertise themselves. The
choices are:
RIP and SAP active
. The default setting. The default
VLAN
to which this
IPX
router port is
attached participates in both
RIP
and
SAP updates
.
RIP
and
SAP
updates are sent and
received through this router port. Simply press
<Enter>
to select
RIP
and
SAP
active.
RIP only active
.
The default
VLAN
to which this
IPX
router port is attached participates in
RIP
updates only.
RIP
updates are sent and received through this router port. Enter an
r
and press
<Enter>
to select
RIP
only active.
RIP and SAP inactive .
The
IPX
router port is active, but the default
VLAN
to which it is
attached does not participate in either
RIP
nor
SAP updates
. Enter an
i
and press
<Enter>
to
select
RIP
and
SAP
inactive.