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Enabling IPX routing globally as well as on each interface is all that is required to route IPX in
a Cisco router. The ipx routing command enables IPX in this router and initializes the RIP and
SAP processes. The individual ipx network commands on each interface enable IPX routing
into and out of each interface and enable RIP and SAP on each interface, respectively.

The IPX addresses are not completely defined, however. Only the network number is
configured. The full IPX network number is created by adding the MAC address of each
interface to the configured IPX network number. For non-LAN interfaces, the MAC address of
a LAN interface is used by default. However, for easier troubleshooting, a MAC address to be
used as the node part of the IPX address on non-LAN interfaces can be configured. Notice the

Example 5-19

Yosemite Configuration for IPX, Sample 1

ipx routing 0200.bbbb.bbbb
!
interface serial0
ip address 10.1.12.2 255.255.255.0
ipx network 1012
bandwidth 56
!
interface serial1
ip address 10.1.23.2 255.255.255.0
ipx network 1023
!
interface ethernet 0
ip address 10.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
ipx network 2

Example 5-20

Seville Configuration for IPX, Sample 1

ipx routing 0200.cccc.cccc
!
interface serial0
ip address 10.1.13.3 255.255.255.0
ipx network 1013
!
interface serial1
ip address 10.1.23.3 255.255.255.0
ipx network 1023
!
interface ethernet 0
ip address 10.1.3.3 255.255.255.0
ipx network 3

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