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Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide 4-1
4
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 network number, 00e03b124213h is the node number, and 4003h
is the socket number associated with a running process on the end node (for example,
RIP, NetWare Link State Protocol (NLSP)).