Lantronix MSS1-T, Reference Manual

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Protocol Configuration Configuration
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4.3.2 IPX Configuration
The first layer of an IPX Ethernet packet is the frame type, which includes routing information. By
default, the MSS is configured to route packets of all four NetWare frame types.
4.3.2.1 Routing and Encapsulation
If more than one frame type is in use on the LAN, the MSS will advertise itself as a router to the
network using its internal network number. This allows nodes and fileservers to access the MSS
regardless of the frame type being used.
4.3.2.1.1 Internal Routing
The MSS can be restricted to a single frame format, in which case it will not need routing support.
Two commands control this behavior: Change NetWare Routing and Change NetWare
Encapsulation
.
• Change NetWare Routing enables or disables the use of the internal network
number. By default, internal routing is enabled.
NOTE: If two or more frame types are enabled, internal routing must be enabled. To see
which frame types are enabled, use the Show NetWare command.
• Change NetWare Encapsulation controls which of the frame types are used.
The choices are Ether_II, Native, 802_2, and SNAP which provide for Ether-
net v2, 802.3 Native mode, 802.2, and 802.2 SNAP encapsulation types.
Figure 4-9 displays an example routing and encapsulation configuration. The 802.3 Native mode
and 802.2 SNAP frame types are enabled, while Ethernet v2 and 802.2 are disabled. Because two
frame types are enabled, internal routing must also be enabled.
Figure 4-9: Enabling Selected Frame Types
4.3.2.2 Loadhost
A loadhost is a NetWare fileserver that the MSS will try to load from if an Initialize Reload
command is entered. If the software loadfile or loadhost address changes, you will have to change
the configured parameters for the next reboot. For the following example, the loadhost is
192.0.1.34, and the name of the loadfile is “MSS2.SYS.”
Figure 4-10: Changing the NetWare Loadhost
4.3.2.3 Internal Network Number
The internal network number is used when internal routing is enabled, and must be unique to a
particular IPX node. When addressing IPX packets to a file server, devices use the file server’s
internal network number as the destination address.
Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION NATIVE ENABLED
Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION SNAP ENABLED
Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION ETHER_2 DISABLED
Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION 802_2 DISABLED
Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ROUTING ENABLED
Local_2>> CHANGE NETWARE LOADHOST hobbes
Local_2>> CHANGE SOFTWARE sys:login/NEWMSS.SYS