Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 8-slot, User'S Reference Manual

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Chapter 8: IPX Routing Configuration Guide
8 - 4 SSR User Reference Manual
To configure a VLAN with an IPX interface, enter the following command in
Configure mode:
Specify IPX Encapsulation Method
The SmartSwitch Router supports two encapsulation types for IPX. You can configure
encapsulation type on a per-interface basis.
• Ethernet II The standard ARPA Ethernet Version 2.0 encapsulation, which uses a
16-bit protocol type code (the default encapsulation method)
• 802.3 SNAP: SNAP IEEE 802.3 encapsulation, in which the type code becomes the
frame length for the IEEE 802.2 LLC encapsulation (destination and source Service
Access Points, and a control byte)
• 802.3: 802.3 encapsulation method used within Novell IPX environments
• 802.2: 802.2 encapsulation method used within Novell IPX environments
Configure IPX Routing
By default, IPX routing is enabled on the SSR.
Enable IPX RIP
IPX RIP is enabled by default on the SSR. You must first create an IPX interface or
assign an IPX interface to a VLAN before RIP will start learning routes.
Create an IPX interface for a VLAN.
interface create ipx <InterfaceName>
address-mask <ipxAddr-mask> vlan <name>
Configure Ethernet II encapsulation.
interface create ipx
<InterfaceName>
output-mac-encapsulation ethernet_II
Configure 802.3 SNAP encapsulation.
interface create ipx
<InterfaceName>
out-
put-mac-encapsulation ethernet_snap
Configure 802.3 IPX encapsulation.
interface create ipx
<InterfaceName>
output-mac-encapsulation ethernet_802.3
Configure 802.2 IPX encapsulation.
interface create ipx
<InterfaceName>
output-mac-encapsulation
ethernet_802.2_ipx