Novell Doc: NW 6.5 SP8: Novell Server Communications Administration Guide

2.7 IPX Install Option

These systems have the IPX stack loaded and may also have the TCP/IP stack loaded. Systems installed with IPX only are configured to establish only NCP connections over the IPX stack. Figure 2-4 shows the relationship between the protocol stacks when a system is installed with IPX alone.

Figure 2-4 IPX Only Architecture Diagram

NetWare 6 servers installed with IPX have the following capabilities:

They can establish NCP connections with pre-NetWare 6 clients or with NetWare 6 clients installed with one of the install options that include IPX.
They can establish NCP connections through a Migration Agent with NetWare 6 clients installed with IP.
They can execute IPX applications and communicate directly with other IPX nodes.
They can execute IPX applications and communicate through a Migration Agent with NetWare 6 systems installed with IP.

NetWare 6 clients installed with IPX have the following capabilities:

They can establish NCP connections with pre-NetWare 6 servers or with NetWare 6 servers installed with one of the install options that include IPX.
They can establish NCP connections through a Migration Agent with NetWare 6 servers installed with IP.
They can execute IPX applications and communicate directly with other IPX nodes.
They can execute IPX applications and communicate through a Migration Agent with NetWare 6 systems installed with IP.