Lucent Technologies 6000 - Manual (Page 534)

14-14 MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
Configuring Packet Bridging
Configuring bridged connections
possible. In this situation, you should set the Netware t/o timer by setting the Netware t/o
parameter to specify the timer in minutes. The timer begins counting down as soon as the link
goes down. When the timer expires, the unit stops responding to watchdog packets and the
client-server connections can be released by the server. If the WAN session reconnects before
the end of the selected time, the timer resets.
Note: The unit performs watchdog spoofing only for packets encapsulated in the IPX frame
type specified in the Ethernet > Mod Config > Ether Options profile. For example, if IPX
Frame=802.3, only logins to servers using that packet frame type are spoofed.
Example of an IPX client bridge (local clients)
In this example, the local Ethernet network supports NetWare clients, and the remote network
supports both NetWare servers and clients, so the MAX unit requires IPX client bridging.
When Handle IPX=Client, the unit applies a data filter that discards RIP and SAP periodic
broadcasts at its WAN interface, but forwards RIP and SAP queries. Therefore, local clients
can locate a NetWare server across the WAN, but routine broadcasts do not keep the
connection up unnecessarily.
Figure 14-4. An example of an IPX client bridged connection
To configure the Site A MAX unit in this example:
1 Make sure that the Name parameter in the System > Sys Config profile specifies a name
for the MAX unit. This example uses the name SITEAGW for the MAX.
2 Specify the IPX frame type in the Ethernet > Mod Config > Ether Options profile. For
example:
Ethernet
Mod Config
Ether options...
IPX Frame=802.3
3 Enable bridging and specify an authentication protocol in the Answer > PPP Options
profile. For example:
Ethernet
Answer
PPP options...
Bridge=Yes
Recv Auth=Either
4 Open a Connection profile and set the following parameters:
Ethernet
Connections
Connection profile
Station=SITEBGW
Active=Yes
Site A
MAX
(local) Site B
MAX
(remote)
WAN