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Circuit tab

To configure the IPX interface:

  1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose IPX Routing > IPX > Circuit.
    2. The IPX Circuit tab opens. The term "Circuit" refers to the IPX network interface.

    Figure 34 :  Circuit tab

    The Circuit tab contains the fields defined in Table 129.

    Field Description
    Index
    		The index number automatically assigned when the interface was created.
    OperState
    		Select down or up; sleeping indicates it is set for up, but there are no connections to the interface. The normal state is up.
    IfIndex
    		VLAN interface index. Not used in IPX.
    UncompressedSent
    		The number of packets sent without being compressed even though compression is turned on for this circuit.
    NetNumber
    		The IPX circuit network number in an octet string: xx.xx.xx.xx.
    Encap
    		The encapsulation method used: 0=none, 1=EthernetII, 2=LLC, 3=RAW, 4=SNAP. This field is read only.

  2. In the OperState field, use the pull-down menus to select the options.
  3. In the IfIndex field, use the pull-down menus to select the options.
  4. In the NetNumber field, use the pull-down menus to select the options.
  5. Click Apply to set the new parameter(s).


Note Note: For port-based VLANs, an IPX circuit is "on" only when a link is up in the VLAN. For protocol-based VLANs, a circuit is "on" only after the VLAN receives a packet of the specified protocol type.

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