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Configuring IPX 15-9
RIP Maximum Size
is the maximum possible RIP packet size, including the IPX header (30 bytes) and the
LAN MAC header (if transmitted on a LAN port).
SAP Age Timer
is used to delete route entries in the server information table (assuming SAP is
enabled). The timer starts/restarts each time an entry is created/updated by SAP or ref-
erenced for forwarding. If the timer expires, the router will assume that the entry is no
longer valid (due to hardware failure, power outage, etc.), and the entry will be deleted
from the table. SAP will then send a broadcast message indicating that the server is
down.
Static routes (described on page 15-18) are never aged.
Transport Time
is the time (in 55-millisecond units) that it will normally take to forward frames out
the interface. Recommended values are
1
for LAN interfaces, and
30
for WAN ports.
A value of
0
indicates that back-to-back frame forwarding is acceptable.
This time is used to calculate the least-cost path during routing. If
IPXWAN Enabled
is
Y
,
Transport Time
will be overridden by the value calculated by IPXWAN.
Serialization Enabled
determines whether Novell NetWare file server serialization security frames will be
forwarded on the interface. These broadcast frames are used by Novell to hold infor-
mation regarding the licensing of the file server executables.
Disabling serialization allows filtering of these broadcasts to reduce WAN traffic, and
is not intended to interfere with copyright-protection mechanisms.
Watchdog Spoofing Enabled
determines whether this interface will be used by the local node to respond to “keep-
alive” messages on behalf of the client workstations. Novell servers periodically issue
these messages to all clients, to determine whether each client is still available.
LAN Card Number
identifies the card installed in the node. The first or only LAN card installed is always
card 0, and the second is card 1.
IPX Network Address
identifies the local interface to the Novell network.
IPX Node Address
identifies the local node to the Novell network. If I
IPXWAN Enabled
is
Y
, the node
address in an IPX packet may be overridden, depending on how IPXWAN is imple-
mented.