IPX Networks

The IPX Network (Routing Information) Table gives a list of all the networks and associated routers that can be reached by the router.

Network
The IPX network that can be accessed.

Forwarding Router Address
The IPX address of the next router towards the reachable network— the next "hop" in the format Network:Node:Socket. The Network is the network address assigned to the router. The Node is the device address which is usually the MAC address of the device. The Socket is the socket number.

Connection
The link used to access the network— the LAN or a WAN link name.

Type
For static routes and Static Backup Routes, "Static" is noted. For networks on the LAN link, "Direct" is noted. No updates are received for these routes.

Hops
The number of routers that must be passed to reach the network. This is used by the IPX Routing Protocol to calculate the best path between two networks. This will be 0 for on the LAN port of the router.

Delay
The estimated time (in time ticks) taken to reach the network. This figure is used when evaluating the best (most efficient) path between networks.

Age
For dynamic routes learned from RIP, the time since the router learned of the router to the network from the last RIP update.
For Static Routes, Static Backup Routes and networks on the LAN link, 0 is noted—no updates are received for these routes.


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