Router User Manual

Chapter 4: Configuration Overview
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If this option is set to Yes (def), when an ARP request is received on
the Ethernet port, the address is looked up in the IP routing table. If
the forwarding port is not on the Ethernet port and the route is not
the default route, the Router Option Module will answer the request
with its own hardware address.
If set to No, the Router Option Module will only respond to ARP re-
quests received for its own IP address.
Configuration/IPX
The IPX menu is used to set up the IPX parameters for the Router
Option Module. Any general IPX-related configuration item can be
found under this menu. Figure 4-4 shows the IPX menu.
Figure 4-4.
Configuration/IPX Screen
IPX/Mode
Write security: 2; Read security: 5
When this option is set to On (def), the Router Option Module will
route IPX. Setting it to Off will disable all IPX functionality.
IPX/Network
Write security: 2; Read security: 5
The IPX network address for the Ethernet port is set here. This is an
eight-digit hexadecimal value that uniquely identifies the network
segment of the Ethernet port. Accidental selection of an IPX net-
work which is already in use on another network segment may