User`s guide

Introduction
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Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
RIP is one of the protocols that allows the ATX to build an accurate,
current routing table. Routers, including the ATX, send out
broadcasts every 60 seconds advertising the networks they know
about, the routes to those networks, and the number of hops to get
to there. In this way the ATX is constantly up-to-date on the state
of its neighboring networks.
Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
SAP provides a method for IPX servers such as file servers to
advertise the services they provide. It functions much the same as
RIP, but it is the servers which send out broadcasts advertising the
services they provide. IPX routers gather the information, maintain
a database of services they know about, and broadcast that
information to other routers. Clients can then find the servers that
provide the services they need.
IPX Routing Over Source Route
Token ring networks often interconnect with source routing (SR)
bridges. Although the source routing is a MAC layer feature, all
packets must provide the correct source route information to the
bridges in order to traverse the networks. To successfully and
efficiently route network traffic in such environments, routers need
to have the capability to explore and select routes, cache and age
route information, and construct network packets with the proper
route information. Support of IPX over source routing (IPX SR)
enables the ATX LAN switch to achieve this capability and route
IPX packets through the SR bridges.
Note: This feature is valid only for Token Ring and FDDI ports.