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Conﬁguring

C sends an IP packet destined for any network other than

100.100.1.0 the broadcast is forwarded out every other forwarding

port. Even though port 5 is a member of two workgroups it does

not fall back to the RED workgroup’s criteria.

3.10.5 Workgroup to Workgroup Communication

This type of communication can only be achieved by routing. With

the ATX LAN Switch having the ability to route IP packets, it will

route between IP workgroups (See Example #5). However, the

ATX LAN Switch will NOT be able to route between IPX

workgroups. The reason is that the ATX LAN Switch does not have

the ability to enable IPX routing on multiple ports with the SAME

IPX network number. Therefore, communication between IPX and

ALL workgroups can only be achieved via an external router.

Example #5

Deﬁned workgroups:

workgroup red 3-5 ip 134.141.100.0

255.255.255.0

workgroup blue 6-7 ip 134.141.200.0

255.255.255.0

IP Conﬁguration with IP enabled on all ports:

ipaddress P3 134.141.100.3 255.255.255.0

ipaddress P4 134.141.100.4 255.255.255.0

ipaddress P5 134.141.100.5 255.255.255.0

ipaddress P6 134.141.200.6 255.255.255.0