Use this page to configure IPXTM Compatibility Mode parameters.
IPX Compatibility Scope
Check the Enabled box to enable distribution of the IPX Compatibility Scope
and Server Resolution Time settings. After you enable the distribution, these
settings become available for configuration.
Default: No scope specified.
If you want to set an SLP scope on your network to contain only Compatibility
mode service information, specify an IPX Compatibility scope.
In most situations, it is not necessary to specify an IPX Compatibility scope.
If you specify a scope, you must specify the same scope on all nodes that use Compatibility mode.
If you do not specify a scope, the workstation uses the SLP scopes that you configure on the Service Location tab of the Novell® ClientTM Configuration property page.
Server Resolution Time
This option applies to Windows* NT*/2000 only; it does not appear on a Windows
95/98 configuration.
Range: 0 to 5000 (milliseconds)
Default: 250
Specifies the maximum amount of time used to determine whether a server known
by its IPX address is actually an IP server before establishing a NetWare®
connection. The client attaches to the server using a TCP/IP connection if an
IP server that supports the IPX address is discovered within the specified time
period. The client will attach to the server using a tunelled IPX connection
if the specified period expires before detecting an IP server that supports
the IPX address.
This setting is used when IPX applications request that the client establish NetWare connections or when the user wants to connect to an IPX server.
Enable Default Adapter Settings
Check the Enable Default Adapter Settings box to enable distribution of the
Default Adapter settings. After you enable the distribution, these settings
become available for configuration.
Use DHCP
Default: On
When DHCP is enabled, IPX Compatibility drivers attempt to obtain Network Number, Agent List Stale Time, and Migration Agent parameter configuration information through DHCP. If no configuration information can be obtained through DHCP, Compatibility mode uses default settings.Network Number (Hex)
Default: FFFFFFFD
Specifies the network number of the virtual IPX segment (CMD Network Number) created by the IPX Compatibility driver over the selected adapter.IP Nodes using different CMD Network Numbers must communicate through Migration Agents that support their same CMD Network Number when running IPX Client/Server applications.
Agent List Stale Time
Range: 0 to 65535 (minutes)
Default: 15
Specifies the minimum interval that must expire before the client refreshes its Migration Agent addressing information.This setting is used only when the client is dynamically discovering Migration Agents.
A setting of 0 causes the client to not try to refresh the Migration Agent addressing information after the client has discovered a Migration Agent.
If this setting is too high, the client might have difficulty recovering when a Migration Agent is removed.
If the setting is too low, the client might access network information too often, creating excessive traffic.
Migration Agents
When the Default Adapter settings are distributed to associated workstations, you can choose whether these settings are appended to existing client settings on the target workstations or whether these settings replace any existing client settings on the target workstations.
Append Settings
Click to append these settings to existing client settings on the target workstations.Replace Settings
Click to replace any existing settings on the target workstations.Migration Agents
Range: 0-10 Migration Agents
Default: Empty
You can specify as many as ten Migration Agent servers to provide connectivity between IPX nodes and IP nodes.To specify the servers, you can use dotted addresses, fully qualified DNS names, or names contained in the local host file.
When no Migration Agents are configured, the client tries to dynamically detect Migration Agents through SLP.
Add
You can add additional Migration Agents to the list. Type the Migration Agent name > click Add.Remove
You can remove Migration Agents from the list. Select the Migration Agent > click Remove.Replace
You can replace one Migration Agent in the list with another. Type the Migration Agent name > select the agent in the list that you want to replace > click Replace.
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