IPX Example

Configuring IP Switch and IP Switch Gateway to support IPX

The figure below shows the network configuration for the example:


In the above example the Netware server is connected to the IPX network number 100. The frame type used by the Server for this network is Ethernet_802.2.

  1. Initiate a clearVISN IP Switch Manager session to Gateway 2 (GW-2).
  2. Click .
  3. Click the Configure Licenses link.
  4. Click the on radio button in the Enable IPX field.
  5. Click .
  6. Click .
  7. Click the IPX Interfaces link in the IPX Configuration section.
  8. Click the on radio button in the eth-s1p1c3 field (Ethernet 802.2 encapsulation for port eth-s1p1) in the Interface column.
  9. Click .
  10. Click eth-s1p1c3 in the Physical Interface column.
  11. Configure Ethernet port that is connected to Netware Server with IPX Network address 100. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 100.
  12. Click .
  13. Enable atm port for IPX. Click the on radio button in the atm-s1p1c0 field.
  14. Click .
  15. Configure atm port that is connected to the controller 2 with IPX Network address 200. Click atm-s1p1c0 in the Physical Interface column.
  16. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 200.
  17. Click .
  18. Click .
  19. Click .
  1. Initiate a clearVISN IP Switch Manager session to Controller 2.
  2. Click .
  3. Click the Configure Licenses link.
  4. Click the on radio button in the Enable IPX field.
  5. Click .
  6. Enable ATM port for IPX - Click the on radio button for atm-s1p1c0s2p1c0 and atm-s1p1c0s3p1c0.
  7. Click .
  8. Configure atm port that is connected to the GW-2 with IPX Network address 200. Click on atm-s1p1c0s2p1c0.
  9. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 200.
  10. Click .
  11. Configure atm port that is connected to the Controller 1 with IPX Network address 300. Click on atm-s1p1c0s3p1c0.
  12. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 300.
  13. Click .
  14. Click .
  15. Click .
  1. Initiate a clearVISN IP Switch Manager session to Controller 1.
  2. Click .
  3. Click the Configure Licenses link.
  4. Click the on radio button in the Enable IPX field.
  5. Click .
  6. Enable ATM port for IPX - Click the on radio button for atm-s1p1c0s2p1c0 and atm-s1p1c0s3p1c0.
  7. Click .
  8. Configure atm port that is connected to the GW-1 with IPX Network address 400. Click on atm-s1p1c0s2p1c0.
  9. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 400.
  10. Click .
  11. Configure atm port that is connected to the Controller 1 with IPX Network address 300. Click on atm-s1p1c0s3p1c0.
  12. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 300.
  13. Click .
  14. Click .
  15. Click .
  1. Initiate a clearVISN IP Switch Manager session to Gateway 1(GW-1).
  2. Click .
  3. Click the Configure Licenses link.
  4. Click the on radio button in the Enable IPX field.
  5. Click .
  6. Click .
  7. Click the IPX Interfaces link in the IPX Configuration section.
  8. Click the on radio button in the eth-s1p1c3 field (Ethernet 802.2 encapsulation for port eth-s1p1) in the Interface column.
  9. Click .
  10. Click eth-s1p1c3 in the Physical Interface column.
  11. Configure Ethernet port that is connected to Netware Server with IPX Network address 500. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 500.
  12. Click .
  13. Enable atm port for IPX. Click the on radio button in the atm-s1p1c0 field.
  14. Click .
  15. Configure atm port that is connected to the controller 2 with IPX Network address 400. Click atm-s1p1c0 in the Physical Interface column.
  16. Enter in the IPX Network Number edit box: 400.
  17. Click .
  18. Click .
  19. Click .

Check the routing table and sap table to make sure that all the IPX network and services are reachable

  1. Initiate a clearVISN IP Switch Manager session to Controller 1.
  2. Click .
  3. Click .
  4. Click the Routing Table link. You should be able to see all the IPX networks:
    1. IPX:

      Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire

      00000100 00000100.c05fdae3 U 1 54 eth-s1

      00000200 00000200 U 3 301 atm-s3

      00000300 00000200 UG 0 0 atm-s3

      00000400 00000200 UG 0 0 atm-s3

      00000500 00000200 UG 1 30074 atm-s3

      30b1aecd 00000100.a024567d72 UG 1 26572 eth-s1

  5. Check the IPX sap table - Click . Click . Click the IPX Sap Table link. You should able to see the services available:
    1. Type Name Network Node Socket Hops Age

      03e1 IPXDEMO 30B1AECD 00:00:00:00:00:01 9056 1 26

      0107 IPXDEMO 30B1AECD 00:00:00:00:00:01 8104 1 26

      0004 IPXDEMO 30B1AECD 00:00:00:00:00:01 0451 1 26

      026b IPSILON_NETWORK__________ 30B1AECD 00:00:00:00:00:01 0005 1 26

      0278 IPSILON_NETWORK__________ 30B1AECD 00:00:00:00:00:01 4006 1 26

      Total Number of Services = 5

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Updated January 8, 1998
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