This chapter provides an overview of IPX routing, specifically defining:
■What part IPX plays in the NetWare environment
■How IPX works
■What elements are necessary for IPX routers to transmit packets effectively
IPX Routing in
the NetWare
Environment
NetWare is a network operating system (NOS) developed and introduced to
the market by NovellTM, Inc. in the early 1980s. Much of the NetWare
networking technology was derived from Xerox Network System (XNS)TM, a
networking system developed by Xerox CorporationTM.
As a network operating system environment, NetWare specifies the upper
five layers of the OSI reference model. It provides file and printer sharing
and supports various applications such as electronic mail and database
access. NetWare is based on a client/server architecture where clients
request certain services from servers such as file and printer access.
Figure 5-1 illustrates a simplified view of NetWare’s better-known protocols
and their relationship to the OSI reference model.
ROUTING WITH IPX5