User Guide

44 Internetwork Packet Exchange
Internetwork Packet Exchange
103-000176-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
 Whether to change the hop count limit of outbound IPX packets
This enables you to control the range of outbound IPX packets on your
router.
To control the range of IPX packets, refer to “Changing the Hop Count
Limit for IPX Packets” on page 90.
 Whether to balance traffic loads over equal-cost routes
If your router has two or more network interfaces that can reach the same
destination, it can distribute outbound traffic among those interfaces for
an effective increase in throughput. This is called load balancing .
To configure load balancing over equal-cost routes, refer to “Balancing
Traffic Loads over Equal-Cost Routes” on page 92.
 Whether to configure SPX connection parameters
Some NetWare applications have specific requirements for Sequenced
Packet Exchange
TM
(SPX
TM
) connection timeouts, retry counts, and so
on. If any of these applications are used on your network, you might need
to configure certain SPX parameters to enable these applications to run
properly.
To configure any of these parameters, refer to “Configuring SPX
Connection Parameters” on page 94.
 Whether to change the delay and throughput values on your router
This section explains how to set the delay and throughput values on a
router to avoid connection timeouts over a slow link. This is often
necessary for routers on LANs or bridged network segments that are
separated by slow links.
To change the delay and throughput values, refer to “Setting Delay and
Throughput for a Slow Link” on page 95.