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ipx interface display For CoreBuilder 9000: Applies to Layer 3 switching modules only.
Displays information about the IPX parameters and IPX interfaces that are
configured on the system.
Valid Minimum Abbreviation
ipx i di
Important Considerations
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The first line in the output (the status line) indicates whether:
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IPX forwarding is enabled.
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RIP is active.
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SAP is active.
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RIP Triggered updates are enabled.
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SAP Triggered updates are enabled.
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Secondary route/server option is enabled.
Fields in the IPX Interface Display
Field Description
Format Frame encapsulation format.
Index System-assigned index number for the interface.
IPX address Unique 4-byte network address.
State Status of the IPX interface. It indicates whether the
interface is available for communications (
up ) or
unavailable ( down ).
Ticks Number that the system uses to calculate route
time. (A tick is an estimate of how long a packet
takes to reach the network segment.) There are
18.21 ticks in a second. The possible values are
1 – 65534 and are defined as:
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1 = FDDI
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4 = Ethernet
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10+ = Serial Links
VLAN index Index number of the VLAN that is associated with
the IPX interface. When the system prompts you
for this option, the menu identifies the available
VLAN indexes.