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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: Source Routing files
DOCUMENT ID: TID013954
DOCUMENT REVISION: A
DATE: 05NOV93
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: SROUT1.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare Pre 3.11 and 2.2
NetWare 2.2
NetWare 3.11
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 4.01
ABSTRACT:
The files contained are for implementing the ability for Novell servers,
routers, and DOS, Windows, OS2, TCPIP clients to SOURCE ROUTE their frames on
FDDI, Token-Ring, and PCNET networks. These files include the ability to
handle up to 13 Source Routing Bridge hops as specified in the new IEEE SRT
specification.
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DISCLAIMER
THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL
MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL
MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION.
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SYMPTOM
Incorrect Source Routing
SOLUTION
Apply SROUT1.EXE.
Self-Extracting File Name: SROUT1.EXE Revision: A
Files Included Size Date Time Version
\
SROUT1.TXT (This File)
ROUTE.NLM 5021 09-14-93 1:15p 4.04
ROUTE.COM 4882 05-11-93 8:59a 2.10
ROUTE.SYS 45440 08-12-93 10:58a 4.11
ROUTE.VP0 3896 11-04-93 10:50a 1.10
SRCONFIG.COM 5396 07-08-92 2:21p 2.00
Installation Instructions:
ROUTE.COM - NetWare Source Routing Driver v2.10 (930511) for DOS Clients.
All command line parameters (can be executed from AUTOEXEC.BAT) are
described below:
ROUTE U,BOARD=dd,CLEAR,DEF,GBR,HOPS=dd,MBR,NODES=dd,
TIME=ss,TRA=dd,TRO=dd
? Gives a help display of all ROUTE.COM syntax if ROUTE.COM
has not been loaded. If ROUTE.COM has already been
loaded, the source routing table is dumped to the screen
or can be redirected to a file.
U Unload a previously installed Source Router (ROUTE.COM)
from memory.
BOARD=dd A DECIMAL board number as assigned by ODI. This parameter
is only for use with ODI drivers. Do not use this
parameter if you are using dedicated IPX Drivers.
CLEAR CLEAR ALL Nodes from a previously loaded Source Router.
This clears an existing source routing table of all
entries.
DEF Send DEFault (Unknown) Node Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
GBR Send Broadcast (FFFF FFFF FFFF) Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
HOPS=dd A DECIMAL number specifying the number of bridge hops to
configure. The DEFAULT is 07, and the MAXIMUM is 13; the
minimum is 01. This parameter adjusts the size of the
source routing table to allow up to 13 source routing
bridge hops per table entry. If "0" is specified, the
default of 07 is used. To conserve memory, this number
should be set as low as possible while still allowing for
the maximum number of bridge hops possible on the network.
MBR Send MultiCast (C000 xxxx xxxx) Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
NODES=dd A DECIMAL number of NODE Addresses to support. The
DEFAULT is 16, and the MAXIMUM is 1000. If the value less
than 08, then 08 is used.
TIME=ss A DECIMAL number specifying the number of seconds to wait
before a known route is timed out. The DEFAULT is 10,
and the MAXIMUM is 255. On receives, a timed out route
will be updated. On transmits, the timed out route will
not be used; however, the frame will be sent according to
the "DEF" parameter noted above.
TRA=dd A DECIMAL number specifying a THIS RING ALTERNATE count
for Broadcasts. The Source Router will alternate between
SOURCE ROUTED and NON-SOURCE ROUTED broadcasts. The
DEFAULT is 00, and the MAXIMUM is 255.
Example: If TRA=2 is used, and the IPX Retry Count is 20,
then the first two retries would not be source routed. If
no response to these broadcasts is received, the next two
retries would be source routed. Each pair of retries
alternates back and forth from non-source-routed to source
routed until all IPX Retries are exhausted. Note: The
TRA value must be less than the IPX retry count.
TRO=dd A DECIMAL number specifying a THIS RING ONLY count for
Broadcasts. The DEFAULT is 00, and the MAXIMUM is 255.
All of the above ROUTE.COM parameters are optional, are not case
sensitive, and may be entered in any order. They may be used to SET the
source router (ROUTE.COM) that is being loaded, or CHANGE the
configuration of a previously loaded source router (ROUTE.COM). All of
these parameter defaults may be changed by SRCONFIG.COM.
ROUTE.VP0 - Novell 286 OS Source Routing VAP 1.10 (931104). Use
SRCONFIG.COM to configure the source routing VAP. Each route table entry
supports up to 13 source routing bridge hops by default. There is a
maximum of 250 table entries. NetWare console commands for ROUTE.VP0
appear below:
ROUTE BOARD=n,CLEAR,DEF,GBR,MBR,REMOVE=xxxxxxxxxxxx,RSP=rr,
TIME=ss
BOARD=n n is the LAN Driver Board: A, B, C, or D. If NOT entered,
BOARD=A is ASSUMED.
CLEAR CLEAR ALL Nodes from a previously loaded Source Router.
DEF Send DEFault (Unknown) Node Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
GBR Send Broadcast (FFFF FFFF FFFF) Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
MBR Send MultiCast (C000 xxxx xxxx) Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
REMOVE=xx xx is A HEXADECIMAL NODE Address to REMOVE from a
previously loaded Source Router. If less than 09
hexadecimal digits are entered, then 4000 xxxx xxxx is
assumed. Example: ROUTE REMOVE=10005A123456 will delete
node 10005A123456 from the source routing table maintained
by ROUTE.VP0.
RSP=AR Respond to Broadcast Requests through ALL ROUTES
Broadcast.
RSP=SR Respond to Broadcast Requests through SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast.
RSP=NR Respond DIRECTLY to a Broadcast Request. This is the
DEFAULT.
TIME=ss ss is the number of SECONDS that the Source Router should
wait before updating its Source Routing Table. The
DEFAULT is 03 seconds.
All parameters are separated by commas or blanks, are optional, are not
case sensitive, and may be entered in any order at the 286 console
prompt. All parameter defaults may be changed by SRCONFIG.COM.
SRCONFIG.COM - Novell Source Routing Configuration Utility 2.00 (920708)
has been updated to configure the new features in ROUTE.COM.
SRCONFIG.COM will change the default parameters of ROUTE.VP0 and
ROUTE.COM only.
ROUTE.NLM - Novell Source Routing NLM 4.04. It works with NetWare 3.x
and 4.x file servers and routers and bridges. It has been updated to
comply with the new SRT Bridging standard where up to 13 SRT bridge hops
can take place on a network. The source routing table built and
maintained by route.nlm is now increased from 18 bytes to 30 bytes per
table entry. This is not configurable. There is no limit to the number
of route table entries that can be maintained by ROUTE.NLM. The number
of table entries is limited only by the amount of RAM present in the
NetWare 386 file server.
Valid parameters for ROUTE.NLM 4.04 are the following:
LOAD [d:]ROUTE BOARD=dd,CLEAR,DEF,GBR,MBR,
REMOVE=xxxxxxxxxxxx,RSP=rr,TIME=ss
BOARD=dd dd is a DECIMAL board number as assigned by the System.
If this parameter is not entered, BOARD=1 is ASSUMED.
CLEAR CLEAR ALL Nodes from a previously loaded Source Router.
DEF Send DEFault (Unknown) Node Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
GBR Send Broadcast (FFFF FFFF FFFF) Addresses ALL ROUTES
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
MBR Send MultiCast (C000 xxxx xxxx) Addresses ALL ROUTE
Broadcast. If this parameter is not entered, SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast is assumed.
REMOVE=xx xx is a HEXADECIMAL NODE Address to REMOVE from a
previously loaded Source Router. If less than 09
hexadecimal digits are entered, then 4000 xxxx xxxx is
assumed.
RSP=AR Respond to Broadcast Requests through ALL ROUTES
Broadcast.
RSP=SR Respond to Broadcast Requests through SINGLE ROUTE
Broadcast.
RSP=NR Respond DIRECTLY to a Broadcast Request. This is the
DEFAULT for the RSP parameter.
TIME=ss ss is the number of SECONDS that the Source Router should
wait before updating its Source Routing Table. The
DEFAULT is 03 seconds.
All ROUTE.NLM parameters are optional, are not case sensitive, and may be
entered in any order. They may be used to SET the Source Router that is
being loaded, or CHANGE the configuration of a previously loaded source
router.
ROUTE.SYS - NetWare for OS/2 4.11 (930812) Source Routing Support
driver. The syntax for ROUTE.SYS must appear in the NET.CFG file. The
syntax is as follows:
protocol route
source route def gbr mbr nodes n board n
def When def is specified, frames with an unknown destination
node address are sent "all routes." If def is not
specified, the default is "single routes."
gbr When gbr is specified, broadcast frames are sent "all
routes." If gbr is not specified, then broadcast frames
are sent "single routes," which is the default.
mbr When mbr is specified, multicast (or functional) frames
are sent "all routes." If mbr is not specified, then
multicast (functional) frames are sent "single routes."
nodes n n specifies the number of route table entries allowed in
the route table maintained by ROUTE.SYS. n is a decimal
number from 8 to 255. The default is 16.
board n n is the logical board number of the board performing the
source routing.