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2120 ExtremeWare 7.7 Command Reference Guide
IPX Commands—“i” Series Platforms Only
configure vlan xnetid
configure vlan <vlan name> xnetid <netid> [enet_ii | enet_8023 | enet_8022
| enet_snap]
Description
Configures a VLAN to use a particular encapsulation type.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A
Usage Guidelines
Novell NetWare supports four types of frame encapsulation. The ExtremeWare term for each type is
shown in Table 36.
Example
The following command configures the VLAN named Support to use encapsulation type enet_8022 :
configure vlan Support xnetid A2B5 enet_8022
History
This command was introduced in ExtremeWare 4.0.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all “ i ” series platforms.
vlan name Specifies a VLAN name.
netid Specifies the IPX network identifier of the server.
enet_ii Specifies an Ethernet 2 header.
enet_8023 Specifies the IEEE 802.3 length field.
enet_8022 Specifies and IEEE format and includes the IEEE 802.2 LLC header.
enet_snap Specifies to add SNAP header to the IEEE 802.2 LLC header.
Table 36: IPX Encapsulation Types
Name Description
ENET_II The frame uses the standard Ethernet 2 header.
ENET_8023 The frame includes the IEEE 802.3 length field, but does not include the IEEE 802.2 Logical Link
Control (LLC) header. This encapsulation is used by NetWare version 2.x and the original 3.x
version.
ENET_8022 The frame uses the standard IEEE format and includes the IEEE 802.2 LLC header. This
encapsulation is used by NetWare version 3.12 and 4.x.
ENET_SNAP The frame adds a Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) header to the IEEE 802.2 LLC header.