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Configuration Decisions

Planning
This appendix explains what decisions must be made before you can configure
TCP/IP beyond its most basic configuration.
How you configure TCP/IP beyond the most basic configuration depends on
the following decisions:
Whether a multiprocessor server can use this version of TCP/IP
The TCP/IP stack distributes the connection across all processors
uniformly resulting in packet processing on different processors in
parallel. The TCP/IP stack has been multiprocessor (MP) enabled for
processing TCP and UDP packets.
Whether to use the computer as a router or an end node (that is, a
host)
The IP Packet Forwarding parameter, which controls IP packet routing, is
enabled by default. This parameter permits your computer to operate as
an IP router. When you want your computer to operate as an end node
only, disable this parameter.
Whether to use Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest
Path First (OSPF), or a mixed RIP-OSPF environment
RIP and OSPF are IP routing protocols. If you already have IP routers in
your network environment, use the same routing protocol they use. If
your network currently has no other routers, use OSPF.
To configure your router as a RIP router, see
60.
"Configuring RIP" on page
Planning 103