Displaying available NetWare services (showsvcs)
The Service Advertising Protocol daemon (SAPD)
included with SCO IPX/SPX
constantly receives information about the services available on the NetWare
network via SAP broadcasts.
The
NetWare SAP Monitor
and the corresponding
showsvcs(PADM)
command display the SAP
information in a convenient format, allowing selective
display based on server type and/or name.
The output from this command is useful to
ensure that services are available on the network.
A useful feature of the NetWare SAP Monitor is automatic screen refresh which updates the available NetWare services display at a regular, user specified, interval. The refresh interval can be controlled using a slider for the amount of time in minutes and seconds between refreshes. Automatic screen refresh can be set using the Set Auto Refresh cascade menu, which is available under the View menu.
The NetWare SAP Monitor's output looks like this:
The NetWare SAP Monitor
displays the following:
For more information on Novell object types, see Table 4-5.