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dino1@ms1.hinet.net (Dino Hsu) wrote:

>Is there any easy way to configure a workstation as an IPX router,
>either dedicated or non-dedicated ?  I checked the documentation, it
>is simple too complex to understand --- actually, I have found nowhere
>to mention the workstation router configuration.

The documentation works if you follow the instructions to the letter.
A workstation will route IPX just fine, but slower workstations *may*
give you problems.  It's a decent use of an old 386SX, but don't drop
that XT in there.  Also, a workstation costs about the same as a
dedicated router for some of the lower end equipment, you may want to
consider those.

>Also, another question: if I install two LAN cards on a single server,
>and load LAN drivers for both, the server automatically becomes a
>router. Is this right?

Correct, you need do nothing more.  The only protocol routed though is
IPX, if that's a concern, otherwise you need MPR.

Jeff