Ipx Routes; Important Considerations - 3Com corebuilder 3500 Implementation Manual

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IPX Routes

Important
Considerations
OUTING
Your system maintains a table of routes to other IPX networks. You can:
Use RIP mode to exchange routing information dynamically.
Use the Administration Console to make static entries in the table.
Consider the following guidelines when you set up an IPX route:
The first line in the output (the status line) indicates whether:
IPX forwarding is enabled.
IPX RIP mode is active.
IPX RIP mode triggered updates are enabled.
IPX SAP mode is active.
IPX SAP triggered updates are enabled.
The secondary route/server option is enabled on the system.
The route table display shows the range for routing table Primary
entries in the n-m format, where n is the current number of entries
and m is the maximum number of Primary entries.
If your system has extended memory, the route table display includes a
range for the routing table Secondary entries in the N-M format,
where N is the minimum number of entries and M is the maximum
number of secondary entries. If no range is displayed, the system does
not have extended memory, so the number of route table entries is a
fixed number.
A Secondary route entry can replace a Primary route entry when the
Primary route is removed from the routing table for any reason (for
example, if the route reaches its age limit).
To view entries for any Secondary routes:
Establish alternate paths to the same IPX network.
Enable the IPX Secondary route/server option.
The maximum number of hops, or routers that a packet can cross, is
15, except for NetBIOS packets which can cross no more than
7 routers.
Before you define static routes on your system, you must define at
least one IPX interface.
Static routes remain in the routing table until you remove them or
until you remove the corresponding interface.