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network. Leading zeros are not needed. Encapsulation type is optional. The command to enable IPX
on the router is:
Router(config)# ipx routing
To enable IPX on an interface you have to go to the interface configuration mode and type the follow-
ing command:
Router(config-if)# ipx network 4a
This adds IPX to the interface and sets the IPX network number to 4a. You do not have to enter an
IPX host address as this is assigned as the MAC address of the interface. You can also enter encap af-
ter the network number to set the encapsulation type. If this is not entered the default frame type for the
interface is used.
Subinterfaces can be addressed using:
Router(config-if)# int e0.100
This causes subinterface number 100 on the Ethernet 0 interface to display.
Router(config-subif)# ipx network 4a encap sap
This sets the subinterface to IPX network 4a using sap encapsulation, which is Ethernet 802.2.
*Keypoints:An IPX address consists of a 32-bit network number and a 48 bit node number (MAC Address).IPX will support multiple logical networks on a single interface by using a unique encapsulationtype and different network numbers.IPX traffic using different encapsulation types can go over the same data link.IPX address and encapsulation typesInterface TypeIPX Frame TypeCisco Encapsulation Type
Ethernet
Ethernet_802.3
Novell-ether (Default)
Ethernet_802.2
Sap
Ethernet_II
Arpa
Ethernet_Snap
Snap
Token Ring
Token Ring
Sap (Default)
Token Ring_Snap
Snap
FDDI
Fddi_Snap
Snap (Default)
Fddi_802.3
Sap
Fddi_Raw
Novell-fddi
Monitoring IPX
The following commands are used to monitor your IPX interfaces:
Ping ipx {host address}
Diagnose basic IPX network connectivity.
Show ipx interface {interface}
Displays the status of the IPX interfaces configured on the
Router and the parameters configured on each interface.
Show ipx route
List the entries in the IPX routing table.
Show ipx servers
List the servers discovered through SAP advertisements.
Show ipx traffic
Display information about the IPX traffic.
Debug ipx routing activityDisplays routing update packets transmitted and received
between routers