Chapter 4 - Configuring Ipx Routing (Layer 3); Overview; Ipx Overview - Lucent Technologies Cajun P220 Operation Manual

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Configuring IPX Routing
(Layer 3)

Overview

This chapter and its procedures are specific to Layer 3 configuration.
Included in this chapter:

IPX Overview

Configuring the Cajun Switch as an IPX Router
IPX Overview
The Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol is a connectionless protocol that
performs datagram delivery and routing in Novell NetWare networks. Each IPX address
consists of three parts:
Network Number — A 32-bit (8 characters) number that is normally assigned by
the network administrator.
Node Number — A 48-bit (12 characters) number that is normally the MAC layer
address of the physical interface.
Socket Number — A number used to route packets to different processes within
the same node.
The syntax of the IPX address is:
network node socket
For example:
000000AAh 00e03b124213h 4003h
where
000000AAh
is the socket number associated with a running process on the end node (for example,
RIP, NetWare Link State Protocol (NLSP)).
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is the network number, is the node number, and
00e03b124213h 4003h
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