NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual - Edition 8 (36922-90038)

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Network Directory
Network Directory Data
5 Select this path type when the NI type
is LAN, the destination node does not
support ARP, and Ethernet framing is
to be used.
6 Select this path type when the NI type
is TOKEN and the destination node does
not support ARP.
7 Select this path type when the NI type
is FDDI and the destination node does
not support ARP.
Table 15-1 Path Type Configuration
Additional
address A lower-level address, which depends on the type.
Type 1 does not contain lower-level addressing
information. You can leave the field blank, or enter the
keyword NONE.
Types 2, 5, 6, and 7 require the destination node’s
station address, which is a string of six hexadecimal
bytes, separated by dashes (
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX ).
Type 3 requires an X.25 address key, which is an ASCII
string of as many as eight characters. Each
NETXPORT.NI.
NIname .X25.SVCPATH screen may
contain up to 2048 X.25 address keys. Each
NI Type Framing
ProtocolsSupported
by Remote Node
Type
Point-to-Point
(Router)
N/A N/A 1
LAN,
VG100LAN,
BT100
802.3 and
Ethernet
Either Probe or ARP 1
Neither Probe nor ARP 5
802.3 only Not Probe 2
Ethernet only Not ARP 5
X.25 N/A N/A 3
SNA N/A N/A 4
Token Ring N/A ARP 1
N/A Not ARP 6
FDDI N/A ARP 1
N/A Not ARP 7