Configuring Basic IPX Dialup Services

Throughout this chapter, we have been looking at the IPX routing capabilities in the Cisco IOS. The Cisco IOS also allows remote access from IPX clients, much like the functionality we have seen in previous chapters with dialup IP and AppleTalk. IPX remote access provides users with the ability to use NetWare services even though they are not physically connected to a dedicated LAN segment on the network.

Within the IOS, the remote access capability is available over asynchronous dialup lines and ISDN. In this chapter, we have chosen to discuss the specific IPX commands commonly used for asynchronous dialup IPX clients. IPX access over ISDN is commonly used in dial-on-demand routing between routers, a topic ...

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