Re: ipx networking

Nicholas Brenckle (nicholas.brenckle@yale.edu)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 19:36:52 -0500

> /usr/bin/ipx_configure --auto_primary=on --auto_interface=on

Take this line out. Don is right, the 802.3 and the EtherII collide. Problem i
s
that the two protocols auto-configure with the same network number. If you
really want to run both you can by setting them manually but there really is no
point.

> /usr/bin/ipx_interface add -p eth0 EtherII

This is the right way to configure EtherII IPX for your card. The -p is primar
y
flag and eth0 is your ethernet device.

> This will set the correct frame type. You might have to do a
> "/usr/bin/ipx_interface delete" before that.

That wont work since the auto-configure will keep autoconfiguring them. You
need to run /usr/bin/ipx_configure --auto_primary=off --auto_interface=off
then delete all your configured protocols with the "ipx_interface delall"
then either use ipx_configure -p eth0 EtherII or reboot if youve edited your
/rc.d files as you like.

-Nick