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From: eriks@elsbeth.yorku.ca (Eriks Rugelis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco
Subject: DECnet and IPX routing in the presence of a TR interface?
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Date: 13 May 91 19:57:14 GMT
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Hi,

I'm posting this question here because I expect that the answer may be of
interest to a wider audience...

I have an AGS/3 that has a number of MCI Ethernets and a 4 Mb Token-Ring card.
All of the Ethernets and the Token-Ring are configured to route IP.  The
Ethernets are also configured to route DECnet.

I would like to experiment with IPX routing between one of the Ether interfaces
and the Token-Ring.  However, the AGS complains (and the manual confirms) that
DECnet and IPX routing cannot operate in the same crate while a Token-Ring
interface is present.

My questions are:
  - Why is this so?  I'm not trying [wouldn't even think! :-)] to route DECnet
    on the TR...  so why the tie-in?

  - Is this restriction expected to be lifted in a forseeable future release
    of the cisco software?  If so, when?

Thanks,
Eriks