IPX/SPX
SCO IPX/SPX
provides a means of connecting SCO systems
and NetWare networks. The following protocols are supported:
IPX
For more information, see ``Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)''.
SPX is a connection-based, reliable, sequenced
transport protocol which provides both guaranteed packet
delivery and flow control.
Packets are received in order by the destination endpoint
and the speed at which the sending and receiving processes
manipulate packets is regulated.
SAP (Service Advertising Protocol) is a method by which networks can advertise available network services. SAP allows service nodes (such as file servers, print servers, and application servers) to advertise their services and addresses. The SAP daemon uses the SAP protocol to advertise these services.
For more information, see ``Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)''
The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) facilitates the exchange of routing information on a NetWare network. For more information, see ``Routing Information Protocol (RIP)''.
The Novell Virtual Terminal (NVT) protocol is a guaranteed-delivery, connection-oriented protocol. It is built on top of IPX and uses IPX to send packets and receive positive acknowledgments of packet delivery.
Several IPX/SPX commands, described in detail on their manual pages, provide end users with networking capabilities:
Table 1-5 IPX/SPX Commands
---------------------------------------------------- Command Purpose ---------------------------------------------------- dnvt(PADM) monitor connections to an NVT server drouter(PADM) display the contents of the Routing Information table getlan(PADM) display information about IPX/SPX and LLI interfaces ipx(PADM) start, stop, or restart the IPX/SPX protocols and the NVT server nlogin(PADM) enable remote login via IPX and NVT nping(PADM) test the network connection to a host rrouter(PADM) clear and update the Routing Information table showsvcs(PADM) monitor and/or validate network names, addresses, and services track(PADM) test the operation of the SAP daemon