Planet IRT-1001ST User Manual page 90

Basically, all non-local packets are bridged to the WAN; however, the
IRT-1002 applies special handling for certain IPX packets to reduce the
number of calls, depending on the setting of the " Handle IPX" field.
♦ If this field is set to None, nothing is done to IPX traffic.
♦ If it is set to Client, all RIP and SAP (Service Advertising
♦ If it is set to Server, no RIP or SAP packets will trigger the call. In
From Menu 3—Ethernet Setup, enter " 4" to go to Menu 3.4—Bridge
Ethernet Setup shown below:
♦ Handle IPX—Set this parameter to None if there is no IPX traffic
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Protocol) periodical response packets will not trigger the call.
addition, during the time when the ISDN line is down, the IRT-
1002 will reply to the server's watchdog messages on behalf of
remote clients. The period of time that the IRT-1002 will do this is
linked to the Ethernet Address Timeout parameter in each
Remote Node (see the Remote Node Configuration chapter
starting on page 43). When a remote Ethernet address is aged
out, there is no need to maintain its connection to the IPX server.
on the LAN or if you do not want to apply any special handling for
IPX. Set it to Client if there are only client workstations on the
LAN. Set to Server if there are only IPX servers on the LAN.
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