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The Elements of IPX Routing 5-13
Server Information Table
A server information table holds information about all the servers on the
internetwork. It is this table that SAP agents use to store information
received in SAP broadcasts. Figure 5-6 shows an example of a typical server
information table.
Figure 5-6 Server Information Table
The server information table provides the following information:
■ Interface — indicates which interface the information was received from
■ Server Name — the name of the server
■ Server Type — indicates the type of service provided
■ Network Address — the address of the network on which the server
resides
■ Node Address — the node of the server
■ Socket Address — the socket number on which the server will receive
service requests
■ Hops to Server — the number of intermediate networks that must be
passed through to reach the server associated with this entry
■ Age of Server — the time since the last update for that server
The server information table is either statically or dynamically generated
and updated.
Static Servers. A static server is one you manually configure in the server
information table. Static servers are useful in environments where no
routing protocol is used, or where you want to override some of the servers
generated with a routing/servers protocol. Because static servers do not
Server Table
Interface Name Type Network Node Socket Hops Age
1 LPX1102 4 45469f33 00-00-00-00-00-01 451 2 102
1 LPX1103 4 45469f44 00-00-00-00-00-01 451 5 65
2 LPX2001 4 45470001 00-00-00-00-00-01 451 4 33