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Loc.-routing

This setting supports the scaling of multiple routers in a local network. When all the channels for one router are already seized and packets for other remote stations are still being received at this router, other routers in the LAN may still have free channels.

If the 'Loc.-routing' option is activated, the router forwards the packets in the local network to a router that has propagated a route to the remote station desired. The router has saved this route, although it is less efficient than its own, and marked it with the 'reserve' flag in the RIP table.

The default setting for this option is 'Off' since an IPX client sends a RIP request for the relevant route after a timeout, thus automatically finding a different router through which it can access the destination network.


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