ZyXEL Communications, Inc.______________________________________________Prestige Application Notes
Last modified: December 20, 1996
LAN to LAN Connection w/Cisco
Routing IPX with PC client on Cisco side and Novell Server on Prestige side
NetWare
Client A
‘Server_1’
Network # =
Network # = 00003333
23456789
Cisco
NetWare
Server 1
Internal Net # = 00001111
Note: The IPX network numbers shown above are examples only!
This configuration note explains how to set up a workstation on a network to use a Cisco 2503 to make a
connection to a Prestige to route IPX. In this configuration, the workstation has NetWare client software
so that you will be able to log into the NetWare server on the remote network. There will be three items
that you need to set up. These are the workstation, Cisco 2503 and the Prestige.
I. Workstation Setup (NetWare Client)
To set up the workstation (W/S), you will need to set the following parameters:
• IPX Frame Type - First determine the frame type that the Cisco router is using, and set the same
frame type on the NetWare client workstation.
• Server Name - In some cases, you may need the name that has been configured for the NetWare
server you wish to login to. In the previous example, that would be ‘Server_1’.
The procedure for configuring these parameters for your workstation may differ depending on the
type of IPX client software you are using on your workstation. If you are unfamiliar with how to set
these parameters, you can refer to the technical notes corresponding to your software.
• DOS workstation w/ NetWare Client (VLM) software
• Windows 95/NT - see section ‘LAN-to-LAN’
II. Prestige Setup
In order to configure the Prestige on the Novell server side for this application, make sure you have
the following menus configured correctly.
Note that the fields are indicated in bold type.
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ZyXEL Communications, Inc.______________________________________________Prestige Application Notes
Menu 1:
Menu 1 - General Setup
System Name= Prestige
Location= San Jose
Contact Person's Name= CC
Route IP= Yes
Route IPX= Yes
Route AppleTalk= N/A
Bridge= No
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
• In menu 1, make sure the Route IPX field is set to ‘Yes’.
Menu 2:
Menu 2 - ISDN Setup
Switch Type= Northern Telecom Custom
B Channel Usage= Switch/Switch
1st Phone #= 5551212
SPID #= 408555121200
Analog Call= Modem
2nd Phone #= 5551213
SPID #= 408555121300
Analog Call= Voice
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
• In menu 2, set your switch type, phone numbers, and SPIDs (if necessary).
• After saving this menu, you will be asked if you want to perform an ISDN connection test. Select
‘Yes’ to perform the test. If the test fails, refer to the User’s Manual Troubleshooting section for
corrective action.
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