1. Chapter 5: Multiprotocol Routing Designs
Designs That Include Multiprotocol Routers
IPX Routing Design Concepts
AppleTalk Routing Design Concepts

2. IPX and AppleTalk Routing
Microsoft Windows 2000 supports Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) and AppleTalk routing.
Multiprotocol devices can support IPX and AppleTalk.
Devices must support host routing.

3. Multiprotocol Routing Design Review
Amount and confidentiality of data
Network growth plans
Existing routers, connections, and protocols
Application response times
Availability and reliability

4. Routing Design Decisions
Types of connections
Connection technologies
Dynamic routing protocol vs. static routing table
Multiple routers and route paths
Packet filters
Authentication and encryption

5. Edge of Network Scenario

6. IPX Tunneling Scenario

7. Placing Routers Review organizational needs.
Position at the edge of the network or within the private network.
Use low cost hardware routers for internal routing.

8. Integrating Routers Specify IPX network number and frame type
Type of connection
Multiple IPX frame types
Router interface connection and persistence

9. Internal IPX Network Numbers
Assign numbers for applications and services.
Create unique numbers.
Create a meaningful numbering scheme.

10. IPX Routing Table Management
Static routing entries
Routing Information Protocol for IPX (RIPX)
Autostatic RIPX

11. Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
Advertises available applications and services
Uses tables
Broadcasts to IPX network segments
Propagates throughout network

12. Managing SAP Traffic on Routers
Use static SAP entries.
Disable SAP forwarding.
Filter SAP forwarding.
Enable SAP forwarding.
Use autostatic SAP.

13. NetBIOS over IPX Forward all NetBIOS over IPX traffic.
Filter specific NetBIOS over IPX traffic.
Create static NetBIOS name entries.
Disable NetBIOS over IPX traffic.

14. Protecting IPX Traffic
Protect data in IPX over IP tunnels.
Specify listen only, advertise only, or both, for RIPX and SAP traffic.
Use
IPX filters
RIPX filters
SAP filters

15. Optimizing IPX Routing
Increase availability and performance.
Review the organization’s requirements.
Deploy redundant routers and connections, and balance loads.
Analyze routing table management.

16. AppleTalk Router Design

17. Determining AppleTalk Network Numbers
Assign a number to each segment.
Assign additional numbers for devices.
Assign numbers on EtherTalk and TokenTalk segments.
Create meaningful numbering schemes.

18. Selecting AppleTalk Seed Routers
Seed routers are the source of network numbers and AppleTalk zones.
You must designate at least one seed router for each network segment.

19. Optimizing AppleTalk Routing
Optimize for availability and performance.
Base decisions on organizational needs.
Make same design decisions as for IP routing.

20. Chapter Summary
Windows 2000 support
IPX routing
AppleTalk routing