Exponential Backoff; Ipx Packet Filters - ELSA LANCOM Office Manual

R26 Technical basics
these routes itself to the sender. Therefore, it only sends these routes to the routers
which did not propagate the route. This procedure is known as a "split horizon".
The Propagate loop (
used if it is nevertheless necessary to notify redundant routes to the local network. The
routes learned in this way are then flagged in the RIP table with 'LOOP'. Although the
propagation of redundant routes is not prohibited by the Novell specification, it should
still be avoided as much as possible. Therefore, the default setting is 'Off'.

Exponential backoff

When switched on, the unit's IPX router attempts to establish suitable connections to
receive routing information (RIP and SAP information) required for operation from the
remote IPX stations. If this is not possible, due perhaps to a faulty configuration of the
IPX router, the exponential backoff algorithm prevents connections constantly being
established and thus saves charges.
The router will attempt to reach a remote station again with ever increasing wait times
if the first attempt is unsuccessful. The wait time for this is determined as follows:
The first attempt takes place after 10 + x seconds. x being a number from 0 to 10.
The second attempt will be made 10 + x seconds after the first attempt has failed.
x now standing for a number from 0 to 20 seconds.
The higher value for x will now be doubled with each repeated attempt. The router
finally gives up after the 16th unsuccessful attempt. The continual increase in the
wait time means that 16 attempts will take a maximum of one day.
The route will be blocked if all attempts to call the remote station are unsuccessful. You
can then only make further attempts at connection by amending the entry in the routing
table.
The time to the next attempt and the number of attempts to establish a connection can
be found in the network statistics using (
Networks

IPX packet filters

The entries in the routing table determine which other networks will be accessible.
However, they are then also accessible for data packets which are not actually required
in the network of the remote station. These packets can also lead to unwanted
connections being established which cost money.
Suitable filters are therefore required. These enable you to exclude from transmission
over the WAN or at least restrict data packets which are only used in internal network
communications, for example:
Propagated frames
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