NetWare can process IP (Internet Protocol) network packets and traditional IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange™) packets. Both protocols can be assigned to a single network board, which allows the server to communicate by using IP and IPX.
The Internet protocol (IP) lets your network share data with other IP networks, including the Internet. Using IP requires a unique IP address, a subnet, and a router or gateway address.
IP Address: Identifies each device on the network. The address consists of 32 bits, which are represented as decimal values separated by periods, such as 123.45.67.89.
If your server connects to the Internet, you must obtain a unique IP address. For information on receiving an IP address, contact your Internet service provider (ISP).
Subnet Mask: Lets you break up your network into smaller networks. Your network might have too many nodes or might be too geographically dispersed to manage as a single network.
Dividing your network into smaller networks allows the network routers to filter and reduce the network activity seen by any of the nodes. However, dividing your network and using several network addresses might not be appropriate on a large network that needs to appear to network administrators as a single network.
Router (Gateway): The address of the router that connects two different environments, such as a LAN and the Internet.
You can specify a specific router (gateway) address or you can rely on the network to automatically find the nearest router. If you specify the address, remember that the router must exist on your network segment.
Installing IP automatically binds to the Ethernet_II frame type.
When IP is selected, passive support for IPX is also provided to support IPX-based applications without binding IPX. If an IPX request arrives at the server, NetWare 6.5 processes the IPX request. This passive support for IPX is called Compatibility Mode and is automatically enabled to provide service for applications that require IPX.
HINT:You can disable Compatibility Mode by removing the LOAD SCMD command from the server’s autoexec.ncf file. When IPX Compatibility Mode is disabled, the server processes only IP packets. Applications that require IPX do not function properly.
The Novell traditional protocol, Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), lets you continue using IPX-based applications. If IPX, but not IP, is installed on your server, it actively processes IPX packets and ignores packets using other protocols, such as IP.
During the installation program, existing IPX frame types are detected. The installation program detects one of the following conditions.
A single IPX frame type: If a single frame type is detected, it is installed.
Multiple IPX frame types: If detected, you are prompted to choose the frame types that you want to install.
No IPX frame types: If no frame types are detected, Ethernet_802.2 is installed by default.
If you have network clients or applications that require IPX and IP, you can install both protocols. Both protocols can be bound to a single network board. When selected, both IP and IPX protocols are actively supported. The server processes IP requests by using IP, and it broadcasts and replies to IPX requests by using IPX.
On the Protocols page, select a network board.
Select the check box.
Type the required IP information for the selected network board.
Select the check box if you are installing IPX on the selected network board.
If you choose to install IP and not IPX, the SERVERID reference is not used and is removed from autoexec.ncf. You can add IPX after the server installation by adding the SERVERID 8_digit_number command after the SERVERNAME command in autoexec.ncf.
Repeat Step 1 through Step 4 for each network board in the server.
(Optional) Make changes to the protocol configuration.
When you have finished making protocol configuration changes, click Next on the Protocols page.
Service Location Protocol (SLP) is an IETF standard for enabling network-based applications to automatically discover the location, including the address or domain name and other configuration information, of a required service. Using SLP, clients can connect with and make use of services on an IP network. Without SLP, network resources must be manually configured or specified in a separate configuration file.
SLP should be configured properly if the server is going to be a part of a migration using the NetWare Migration Wizard utility from the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit.
On the Protocols page, click .
Select the tab.
Either specify the IP addresses of the Directory Agents on your network or, if no Directory Agents exist on your network, select the
If you want to enable multicasting, select the check box.
Click .
Continue making optional configuration changes
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If you have finished making configuration changes, click Next on the Protocols page.
Network management utilities use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to record and communicate information about network devices. You can use an SNMP-compatible utility to set and monitor threshold levels and specific events such as packets per second or error rates. The information is then sent to the destination address of the workstation running the SNMP-compatible management utility.
On the Protocols page, click .
Select the tab.
(Optional) Type a hardware description, server location, and administrator in the fields provided.
Type the IPX and IP destination addresses of the devices that will receive the SNMP information in the fields provided.
Click .
Continue making optional configuration changes
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If you have finished making configuration changes, click Next on the Protocols page.
When enabled, IPX compatibility provides passive support for IPX-based applications without binding IPX. Although the server does not broadcast services using RIP and SAP, NetWare processes any IPX request that arrives at the server.
On the Protocols page, click .
Select the tab.
(Conditional) Select the check box. This option is only available if you did not select the IPX check box in Installing IP and IPX.
Type the eight-digit hexadecimal compatibility mode network number in the field provided or accept the default shown.
Select the preferred IP address from the drop-down list.
(Conditional) Select the check box. This option is only available if you checked the IPX box in Installing IP and IPX.
NetWare regulates IP and IPX protocols by using a Migration Agent, which regulates the protocol function on different network segments. If a Migration Agent is not enabled, packets are not forwarded onto network segments communicating with a different protocol. For more information, see the online help file associated with this page.
Type the eight-digit hexadecimal compatibility mode network number in the field provided or accept the default shown.
Select the preferred IP address from the drop-down list.
Click .
Click Back to revise any optional configuration changes you have made.
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If you have finished making configuration changes, click Next on the Protocols page.