IPX

 

 

ipx network

 

Command Mode

Interface Configuration.

Description

Enable IPX on a particular interface and select the network number and type

 

of encapsulation (optional). The no form of this command disables IPX

 

routing. The IPX routing default is disabled, and the default encapsulation

 

type is arpa.

Syntax

To Configure:

ipx network <network> [encapsulation {arpa novell-

 

ether sap snap}]

 

 

To Disable:

[no] ipx network <network>

 

 

Table 13-5. Parameters, Keywords, Arguments

Name

Definition

 

 

<network>

The IPX network address. This is an eight-digit hexadecimal

 

number that uniquely identifies a network cable segment. The

 

range is 1 to FFFFFFFD.

 

 

encapsulation

The encapsulation (framing) type. Options are:

{arpa novell-

arpa- Use Novell's Ethernet_II encapsulation. This

ether sap

 

encapsulation is recommended for networks that handle

snap}

 

 

both TCP/IP and IPX traffic.

 

 

 

novell-ether- Use Novell's “Ethernet_802.3”

 

 

encapsulation. This encapsulation consists of a standard

 

 

802.3 Media Access Control (MAC) header followed

 

 

directly by the IPX header with a checksum of FFFF. It

 

 

is the default encapsulation used by all versions of

 

 

NetWare up to and including Version 3.11.

 

sap - Use Novell's Ethernet_802.2 encapsulation.This

 

 

encapsulation consists of a standard 802.3 MAC header

 

 

followed by an 802.2 LLC header. This is the default

 

 

encapsulation used by NetWare Version 3.12 and 4.0.

 

snap - Use Novell Ethernet_Snap encapsulation. This

 

 

encapsulation consists of a standard 802.3 MAC header

 

 

followed by an 802.2 SNAP LLC header.

 

 

 

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