Networking Guide
Chapter 4, Administering SCO IPX/SPX

Chapter 4

Chapter 4<P> Administering SCO IPX/SPX Administering SCO IPX/SPX

IPX/SPX is the suite of protocols underlying the Novell® network operating system, NetWare. SCO provides this protocol as part of SCO OpenServer Desktop and Enterprise Systems. SCO IPX/SPX allows you to connect SCO systems and NetWare networks; it supports remote logins from NetWare clients and distributed applications over NetWare networks and acts as the underlying transport protocol for SCO Gateway for NetWare.

The Novell NetWare network operating system allows the sharing of information among desktop computers and network servers over a local area network (LAN). NetWare can be divided into three components: NetWare server, NetWare clients, and transport protocol.

NetWare server

controls operation of the network and provides the core functionality for the network file system, memory management and scheduling of processing tasks such as file and print-sharing and handles functionality common to many users, such as file- and record-locking and database queries. 

NetWare clients

deal with end-user-intensive activities. 

Transport protocol

facilitates communication between the server and the clients. 

This chapter helps you:

For a description of additional helpful documentation about IPX/SPX, see ``For more about IPX/SPX''. For information on installing and configuring IPX/SPX, see Chapter 1, ``Configuring network connections'' in Configuring Network Connections.