Netopia R2121, User Reference Manual

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IPX Setup 11-1
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Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is the network protocol used by Novell NetWare networks. This chapter
shows you how to configure the Netopia R2121 for routing data using IPX. You also learn how to configure the
router to ser ve IPX network addresses.
This section covers the following topics:
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“IPX Features” on page 11-1
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“IPX Definitions” on page 11-1
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“IPX routing tables” on page 11-7
IPX Features
The Netopia R2121 suppor ts the following IPX features:
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IPX RIP and SAP
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NetBIOS broadcast packet for warding (IPX type 20)
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IPX packet filtering definable by source and destination IPX address and socket number, for added security
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IPX SAP filtering to aid in optimizing WAN bandwidth
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Dial-on-demand features:
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Spoofing of IPX keep-alive, SPX, and ser ver serialization packets
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Configurable RIP/SAP timers on connection profiles
IPX Definitions
This section defines IPX-related protocols such as RIP, SAP and NetBIOS, in addition to other related terms. See
the next section for setup instructions.
Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
IPX is a datagram, connectionless protocol that Novell adapted from Xerox Network System’s (XNS) Internet
Datagram Protocol (IDP). IPX is dynamically routed, and the routing architecture works by “learning” network
addressing automatically.