Prestige 681 SDSL Router
8-2
Bridging Setup
From
Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup
, enter 4 to bring up
Menu 3.4 - Bridge Ethernet Setup
as shown next.
Figure 8-1
Menu 3.5 - Bridge Ethernet Setup
The following table describes how to configure the
Handle IPX
field in Menu 3.5.
Table 8-1
Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration
Field
Description
Handle IPX Field
Press the [SPACE BAR] to toggle between the options for this field.
None
When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do
not want to apply any special handling for IPX.
Client
When there are only client workstations on the LAN. RIP
and SAP (Service Advertising Protocol) response packets
will not trigger calls.
Server
When there are only IPX servers on the LAN. No RIP or
SAP packets will trigger calls. In addition, during the time
when the line is down, your Prestige 681 will reply to
watchdog messages from the servers on behalf of remote
clients. The period of time that your Prestige 681 will do
this is linked to the Ethernet Address Timeout parameter
in each remote node (see Remote Node Configuration).
When a remote Ethernet address is aged out, there is no
need to maintain its connection to the IPX server.
Bridge
Press the [SPACE BAR] to select
Yes
to activate the bridge on the LAN
interface. Make sure that the
Bridge
field in Menu 1 (see
Figure 2-7
) is
also set to
Yes
.
Menu 3.4 - Bridge Ethernet Setup
Handle IPX= None
Bridge= Yes
Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:
Press Space Bar to Toggle.
