Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX4000 User Manual - Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Configuring IP
Introduction
The IP functions in the FRX4000 and FRX6000 support dynamic routing of IP
(internet protocol) traffic among IP devices on LANs and routed subnetworks, via
frame relay or X.25. An FRX4000 or FRX6000 can also be configured to act as a
gateway, forwarding IP packets it receives.
IP support includes:
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RIP versions 1 & 2 (as well as a V1-compatible V2)
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ICMP
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ARP, Inverse ARP, Proxy ARP
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Standard NDIS interfaces for Ethernet, Token Ring, and 802.3 LANs
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RFC 1490 frame relay and RFC 1356 X.25 interfaces for WANs
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Ping
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Configuration of fixed routes
IP Addressing
IP devices are identified by IP addresses. An IP address is 32 bits, divided into a
network identifier followed by a node (host) identifier. This allows the Internet Pro-
tocol to identify each physical network and each node on each physical network. IP
addresses are generally shown in dotted decimal notation, which means that each octet
is represented by a decimal number, and octets are separated by dots, as
in:
130.6.52.245
.