Lucent Technologies 6000 User Manual

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MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
Introduction
faxes. Your IP routing configuration can use Routing Information Protocol (RIP) or the newer 
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol, which addresses many of RIP’s limitations. If you 
have Novell Netware clients and servers, you can configure the MAX for Internetwork Packet 
eXchange (IPX) routing. Similarly, you can configure it for AppleTalk routing. If you need to 
use a protocol that cannot be routed, the MAX supports transparent bridging as an alternative. 
If you need to send data-intensive information to multiple users simultaneously, you can 
significantly reduce traffic flow by setting up your network to support multicast forwarding. If 
you have many remote clients who need secure connections to the home network, a tunneling 
protocol, such as ATMP, PPTP, or L2TP, can provide virtual private connections over a public 
network. 
You can define filters to customize the way the MAX handles individual packets of data. If you 
do not implement dynamic filtering by means of a firewall, you should probably define a filter 
on the MAX to provide rudimentary security. You can also define filters to prevent 
unnecessary connections and to clear idle connections.