Configuring Arp Cache Stale Timeout; Configuring Directed Broadcast Forwarding; Enabling Directed Broadcast Forwarding - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Configuring ARP Cache Stale Timeout

Configuring Directed Broadcast Forwarding

Enabling Directed Broadcast Forwarding

1
Load INETCFG and then select Bindings > an existing binding > Expert
TCP/IP Bind Options > ARP Options.
2
Select ARP Cache Stale Timeout, then enter a value in seconds.
3
Press Esc until you are prompted to save your changes, then select Yes.
4
Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
5
If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System and select Yes to activate your changes.
A directed broadcast is a broadcast intended for all nodes on a nonlocal
network. For example, the broadcast address 255.255.255.255 reaches all
nodes on a network; the directed broadcast address 128.1.255.255 is intended
for all nodes whose network address is 128.1.0.0. A router not directly
attached to 128.1.0.0 simply forwards the directed broadcast packet to the next
hop. A router on network 128.1.0.0—if it has directed broadcast forwarding
enabled—accepts and forwards the packet to all nodes whose network address
is 128.1.0.0. Routers connecting subnets of 128.1.0.0 also accept and forward
the packet to the nodes on their respective subnets.
IMPORTANT:
For all nodes on network 128.1.0.0 to receive the directed
broadcast, each router attached to network 128.1.0.0 must have Directed
Broadcast Forwarding enabled.
1
Load INETCFG and then select Protocols > TCP/IP > Expert
Configuration Options.
2
Select Directed Broadcast Forwarding > Enabled.
3
Press Esc until you are prompted to save your changes, and then select
Yes.
4
Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
5
If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System > Yes.
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