Routes Tab

Usage: Click the Help button at any time to get online help for the settings in the current tab.

This opens a World Wide Browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, and displays information about the settings.

To close the help display, close the browser as you would any other program. For example, in Windows 95, click the X button at the upper right of the window or choose Exit from the File menu.

With some browsers, a new window will open each time you click the Help button. If this happens, simply close each window when you're done with it.

Finding setting descriptions: At the beginning of each help window is a table of contents for the window. To go information about a particular setting, click the hyperlink (the underlined text in most browsers) for that setting in the contents. To return to the contents, use the control in your browser for going back, such as the Back button in Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 3.0.

Usage: Click this button to send the settings shown in the Java-Based Pipeline Configurator to the Pipeline.

These new settings replace the previous settings in the Pipeline. You can use this button at any time; you do not have to enter values for all settings before updating the Pipeline.

Usage: Click this to save the settings shown in the Java-Based Pipeline Configurator in a file on your computer.

You then use your operating system's facility for specifying a name and location for the file, such as the Save To dialog box in Windows 95.

You can later open a file in which you've saved settings by clicking the Open a Configuration File button in the first window that appears when you run the Java-Based Pipeline Configurator.

You can use this button at any time; you do not have to enter values for all settings before saving settings.

Usage: Choose one of the following:

• Bridge Tables
  This displays settings for bridge tables. These settings are described in the Bridge Tables settings section.

• IPX Routes
  This displays settings for specifying IPX routes. These settings are described in the IPX Routes settings section.

Usage: Select an entry to modify from this list. The remaining settings in this tab apply to this entry.

The Pipeline uses the bridge table entry to build a bridge table with corresponding MAC and IP addresses. The Ethernet Address setting specifies the MAC address of each remote device; the IP Address setting specifies the IP address of each remote device.

These settings enable the Pipeline to respond to local ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) requests on behalf of a device at the remote end of the link. Whenever the Pipeline receives an ARP request for a MAC address corresponding to a specified IP address, it checks to see whether the IP address matches one in its bridge table. If it does, the Pipeline returns the MAC address corresponding to the IP address.

Usage: Enter the physical address of the device on the remote network. An Ethernet address is a 12-digit hexadecimal number.

The default setting is 000000000000.

Example: 0180C2000000

The Pipeline uses the bridge table entry to build a bridge table of matching MAC and IP addresses. The IP Address setting corresponds to the IP address of each remote device; the Ethernet Address setting corresponds to the MAC address of each remote device.

These settings enable the Pipeline to perform proxy ARP (Address Resolution Protocol). Whenever the Pipeline receives an ARP request from a specified IP address, it checks to see whether the IP address matches one in its bridge table. If it does, the Pipeline returns its own MAC address.

Usage: Enter the IP address of the device on the remote network.

An IP address consists of four numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods. If a netmask is in use on the network, you must specify it. Separate a netmask from the IP address with a slash.

The default value is 0.0.0.0/0.

Example: 200.207.23.101/24

The IP address contained in the Connection Profile's IP Address setting corresponds to the MAC address contained in the bridge table entry's Ethernet Address setting. The Pipeline dials the Connection Profile when a node on its LAN sends a packet whose destination matches the Ethernet Address value in the profile.

Usage: Click the Dial-Out Connection button, choose a connection profile, and then click OK. If you choose None, the bridge table entry is disabled. None is the default.

Dependencies: You must uncheck Dial on Broadcast if you want the Pipeline to use a static bridge entry. Any Connection Profile that dials on broadcast does not need a bridge table entry.

Usage: Select an entry to modify from this list. The remaining settings in this tab apply to this entry.

Usage: Enter the name of an IPX server. You can enter up to 48 characters, and you must limit your specification to uppercase letters, numbers, and the underscore symbol.

Dependencies: For the Server Name setting to apply in an IPX route, you must enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

Usage: Enter the unique 4-byte hexadecimal number provided by your network administrator. The values 00000000 and ffffffff are not valid.

Example: A00100001

Dependencies: For the Network # setting to apply, you must enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

Usage: Enter the node number of the server. Typically, a server running NetWare 3.11 or later has a node number of 0000000000001.

Dependencies: For the Node # setting to apply, you must enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

Usage: Enter the socket number for the server. You should advertise only those NetWare servers that have well-known socket numbers.

Example: DE040600

Dependencies: For the Socket # setting to apply, you must enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

Usage: Enter a valid SAP service type for the server. The SAP service type for a NetWare server is type 4.

For information on SAP service types, refer to your Novell NetWare documentation.

Usage: Enter a valid hop count from 1 to 15. A hop count of 16 is considered unreachable and is not valid.

Dependencies: For the Hop Count setting to apply, you must enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

Usage: In most cases, the default value (12) is appropriate. If you need to change this value, enter an appropriate value.

Dependencies: For the Tick Count setting to apply, you must enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

Usage: Click the Dial-Out Connection button, choose a connection profile, and then click OK. If you choose None, no Connection Profile can reach the destination. None is the default.

Dependencies: Keep this additional information in mind:

To use this setting, you must do the following:

• Enable IPX routing in the Connection Profile by checking Route IPX.

• Configure IPX on the local Ethernet network by specifying a setting for one or more of these settings: Active, Dial-out Connection, Hop Count, IPX Alias #, Frame Type, IPX Net #, Network, Node, Server Name, SAP Server Type, Socket, and Tick Count.