File server addressing
Value-added servers, such as database and print servers, normally
contain only one network adapter and use the address of that
adapter as the address they advertise in their periodic SAP
broadcasts.
In contrast, NetWare file servers may contain multiple adapters.
This requires that they use some sort of
convention for advertising the address of their file services;
the convention used for this addressing differs for 286- and
386-based servers.
Within the 286-based environment, the services of a file server are addressed with respect to its first NIC, A. This convention guarantees consistency because every server will have at least one network adapter installed. Figure 4-14 illustrates this convention.
Figure 4-14 Addressing of file services on a 286-based NetWare file server
In the NetWare 386-based servers, an internal network has been
added for the addressing of internal services, as shown in
Figure 4-15.
This different method of addressing requires that an internal
network number be assigned when a NetWare 386-based file server
is brought up.
SCO IPX/SPX requires an internal network number.
Figure 4-15 Addressing of file services on a 386-based NetWare file server
NetWare 386-based servers can be distinguished by a node number of one. This node number is assigned to the file services on the internal network number.