Compaq-Specific Parameters; Using Ipx - Compaq Netelligent 2008 User Manual

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Compaq-Specific Parameters

This section contains parameters that are specific to the Netelligent 2008 and
2016 repeaters.
Ethernet Node Address Range: Compaq has initially reserved 262,144
physical node addresses (i.e., MAC addresses) for the 2008 and 2016
repeaters. Each repeater must have a unique node address. The address
consists of six bytes. The first three bytes are fixed, while the last three
bytes are unique for each repeater. Shown below is the node address
range in an MSB (most significant bit) hex form. The three-byte VV VV
VV field starts with 58 00 00 and increments by one up to a maximum
value of 5B FF FF.
00 00 79 VV VV VV
Enterprise Number: The MIB II enterprise number is 215.
sysObjectID: The system object ID contains the following:
1.3.6.1.4.1.215.1.1.4.2.6
sysDescr: The system description strings contain the product name.
SAP ID: A hex 05A9 SAP ID is used to advertise the repeater service.
Novell assigns this SAP ID to Compaq Computer Corporation.
Well Known IPX Socket ID: The well known IPX socket ID used for
the IPX-Based Smart Module Management Protocol is hex 8468.
Novell assigns this socket IP to Compaq Computer Corporation.

Using IPX

You can set the repeater's IP address, IP net mask, and IP default gateway using
the DOS-based SETIP.EXE utility. The network must support IPX between the
workstation and the repeater (that is, IPX routers are required between
segments). To set the address, you must know the repeater's MAC address and
its Novell network number.
You can use Compaq Netelligent Management Software to set the SNMP write
community string. Be sure you set the write community for the bottom repeater
in the stack so that the new string propagates through the stack and is not
overwritten with the prior setting.
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