ZyXEL Communications Prestige 643 - Manual (Page 94)

Prestige 643 ADSL Router
7-2 Bridging Setup
Figure 7-1 Menu 3.4 - Bridge Ethernet Setup
The following table describes how to configure the Handle IPX field in Menu 3.4.
Table 7-1 Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Handle
IPX Press [ SPACE BAR ] to toggle between the options for this field.
When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do not want to apply
any special handling for IPX choose None.
When there are only client workstations on the LAN choose Client. RIP and
SAP (Service Advertising Protocol) response packets will not trigger calls.
When there are only IPX servers on the LAN choose Server. No RIP or
SAP packets will trigger calls. In addition, during the time when the line is
down, your Prestige will reply to WatchDog messages from the servers on
behalf of remote clients. The period of time that your Prestige will do this is
linked to the Ethernet Address Timeout parameter in each remote node (see
Remote Node Configuration). When a remote Ethernet address is timed out,
there is no need to maintain its connection to the IPX server.
Set this field to Server but turn on the Dial-On-Broadcast (if using PPPoE
encapsulation) parameter in Menu 11.3, to allow the client queries to trigger
calls, if there are both clients and servers on the LAN and local clients will
access the remote servers.
None
(default)
7.2.1 Remote Node Bridging Setup
Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to configure the protocol-independent parameters in Menu 11.1 –
Remote Node Profile. For bridging-related parameters, you need to configure Menu 11.3 – Remote Node
Network Layer Options.
To set up Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Layer Options follow these steps:
Menu 3.4 - Bridge Ethernet Setup
Handle IPX= None
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
Press Space Bar to Toggle.