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Setting Ethernet IPX Parameters
4-6 PortMaster Configuration Guide
To enable or disable IPX traffic, use the following command:
Command> set ether0 ipx enable|disable
Note – This command is available only on the Ether0 port.
Setting the IPX Frame Type
The IPX frame type must be identified and set to the value used on the local IPX
network. The frame type identifies the encapsulation method used on your IPX ports.
The IPX protocol can be implemented with one of the four commonly used IPX
encapsulation and frame types shown in Table 4-2.
The encapsulation method and frame type were selected when your IPX network
servers were installed. The IPX frame type you set on the PortMaster must match the
frame type set for your network. Contact your IPX network administrator for
information about the frame type used on your network.
To set the IPX frame type, use the following command—entered on one line:
Command> set Ether0 ipxframe
ethernet_802.2|ethernet_802.2_ii|ethernet_802.3|ethernet_ii
Table 4-2
Novell IPX Encapsulation and Frame Types
IPX Frame Type Encapsulation
Ethernet_802.2 Consists of a standard 802.3 media access control (MAC)
header followed by an 802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC)
header. This is the default encapsulation used by Novell
NetWare 4.0.
Ethernet_802.2_II Not commonly used.
Ethernet_802.3 Consists of a standard 802.3 MAC header followed
directly by the IPX header with a checksum of FFFF. This
is the default encapsulation used by Novell NetWare
3.11.
Ethernet_II Uses Novell’s Ethernet_II and is sometimes used for
networks that handle both TCP/IP and IPX traffic.
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