Configuration Tips

This section lists recommendations for configuring NetWare Link/X.25.

• When routing AppleTalk over an on-demand X.25 link SVC or PVC, you must specify a WAN call destination under Bindings on both sides of the WAN connection.
• When configuring source route bridging over a WAN, make sure you enable and configure the route end station on all WAN ports that allow clients to access the NetWare file server. If the node is a dedicated router, the route end station is not required.
• To route IPX over a WAN, you must always bind IPX to a WAN board.
• For IP or IPX WAN connections over X.25, inbound authentication should always be enabled.
• When using IP RIP over a WAN in multiaccess mode, you must configure at least one neighbor in the Neighbor List option in NIASCFG (parameter path: Select Configure NIAS > Protocols and Routing > Protocols > TCP/IP > RIP Bind Option).
• When routing or source route bridging over an X.25 connection, you must configure a WAN call destination.
• You can define only one WAN call destination for all protocols going to the same destination. Each protocol can use the same WAN call destination name when it is bound to the WAN interface.
• When routing AppleTalk over an X.25 connection to a Cisco router, select Multi-Access for the WAN Network Mode option (parameter path: Select Configure NIAS > Protocols and Routing > Bindings > a specific AppleTalk binding) and select Cisco to specify the manufacturer of the remote router (parameter path: Select Configure NIAS > Protocols and Routing > Protocols > AppleTalk > Expert Configuration Options).
• When routing AppleTalk over an X.25 connection to a 3Com* router, select Unnumbered Point-to-Point or Multi-Access for the WAN Network Mode option (parameter path: Select Configure NIAS > Protocols and Routing > Bindings > a specific AppleTalk binding) and select 3Com to specify the manufacturer of the remote router (parameter path: Select Configure NIAS > Protocols and Routing > Protocols > AppleTalk > Expert Configuration Option).
• If your DCE device (DSU/CSU, modem, multiplexer, and so on) has both single and dual clocking configuration options, make sure you configure your DCE to provide both transmit and receive clocks when a Synchronous/+ or NW2000 board is being used.