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Introduction

 • Transmit IP multicast packets as single route explorer packets.

 • Transmit subnet-specific broadcasts as single route explorer 

packets.

The IP routing over source-routing feature is integrated with the 
multiple IP networks per ATX port feature. Configuration is 
specified for each binding of an IP subnet.

 • No source-routing - ARP requests are sent as transparent 

explorer packet. This is normal for non-Token Ring LANs.

 • Source-routing - ARP requests are transmitted as source-routing 

explorer packets. This is the default for most TCP/IP 
implementations on a Token Ring LAN.

 • Both transparent and source-routing - Two ARP requests are 

transmitted; one transparent and one explorer. This provides the 
best connectivity where it is not known whether the intended 
destination is capable of source-routing.

 • Default - If the port is Token Ring, both types of ARP requests 

are transmitted. For other LAN types, ARP requests are sent as 
transparent frames.

Configuration is provided by the 

sipckt

portion of the Cabletron 

proprietary MIB. The 

sipNetToMedia 

Table, within the 

Cabletron proprietary MIB, allows you to manage the source route 
as part of the ARP cache. See the ATX MIB Reference Guide for 
information on 

sipckt

 and the 

sipNetToMedia

 Table.

The ATX can route Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) packets. 
IPX is Novell’s protocol that allows users in a Netware 
internetwork to communicate. The ATX identifies IPX packets and 
routes them appropriately.