Cisco 7609 User Manual

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Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide—12.1E
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Chapter 20 Configuring IPX Unicast Layer 3 Switching on Supervisor Engine 1
Configuring IPX MLS
– The no ipx routing command purges all IPX MLS cache entries and disables IPX MLS.
– The ipx security interface command disables IPX MLS on the interface.
• In IPX, the two end points of communication negotiate the maximum transmission unit (MTU) to
be used. MTU size is limited by media type.
Configuring IPX MLS
These sections describe how to configure IPX MLS:
• Enabling IPX MLS Globally, page 20-6
• Enabling IPX MLS on a Layer 3 Interface, page 20-6
• Configuring the MLS Aging Time, page 20-7
• Configuring the Minimum IPX MLS Flow Mask, page 20-8
Note For information on configuring VLANs on the switch, see Chapter 7, “Configuring LAN Ports for Layer
2 Switching.”
Note With Release 12.1(11b)E and later, when you are in configuration mode you can enter EXEC mode-level
commands by entering the do keyword before the EXEC mode-level command.
Enabling IPX MLS Globally
IPX MLS is enabled globally and cannot be disabled.
Enabling IPX MLS on a Layer 3 Interface
To enable IPX MLS on an interface, perform this task:
This example shows how to enable IPX MLS for Fast Ethernet interface 5/5:
Router(config)# interface fastethernet 5/5
Router(config-if)# mls ipx
Router(config-if)#
Command Purpose
Step 1
Router(config)# interface {{vlan vlan_ID} |
{type
1
slot/port} | {port-channel number}}
1. type = ethernet, fastethernet, gigabitethernet, or tengigabitethernet
Selects the interface to configure.
Step 2
Router(config-if)# mls ipx
Enables IPX MLS.
Router(config-if)# no mls ipx
Disables IPX MLS.

Cisco 7609 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7609
Category	Network Router
Language	English