IPX_INTERFACE(8) System Manager's Manual IPX_INTERFACE(8)NAME
ipx_interface - add, delete, or display an IPX interface
SYNOPSIS
ipx_interface add [-p] device frame_type [network number[:node number]]
ipx_interface del device frame_type
ipx_interface delall
ipx_interface check device frame_type
ipx_interface help
DESCRIPTION
ipx_interface adds, deletes, or displays IPX interfaces depending on the option selected.
An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are bound. An IPX interface corresponds to an IPX Network Number which corresponds to a
physical device and frame type. A sample IPX Interface would be:
Network Number: 0x00ABCDEF
Device: Eth0
Frame Type: 802.2.
There is a special IPX interface per host known as the PRIMARY or default interface.
You should specify node number only if you really know, what you are doing - on point-to-point devices, on loopback and on tap device if
you are running Compatibility mode driver.
OPTIONS
add This option is used to create an IPX interface. If the -p flag is used, the interface is made PRIMARY. The network number can be
optionally assigned. If it is not assigned, it is set to 0 which indicates it should be detected from the traffic on the network.
del This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
delall This option is used to delete all IPX interfaces.
check This option is used to display the device, frame type, and network number of an IPX interface.
help This option displays information about the utility.
FILES
/proc/net/ipx_interface /proc/net/ipx_route
BUGS
This functionality really belongs in ifconfig(8).
AUTHOR
Greg Page <greg.page@caldera.com>
Caldera, Inc. IPX Utilities IPX_INTERFACE(8)
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IPX_CMD(8) System Manager's Manual IPX_CMD(8)NAME
ipx_cmd - bridge between Novell's SCMD driver and local IPX network
SYNOPSIS
ipx_cmd -A server name [ -l local interface name ]
DESCRIPTION
ipx_cmd moves packets from tapN to server and vice versa. It is something like IPX Tunnel, but it uses Novell Netware 5 server Compatibil-
ity Mode Driver (AKA Migration Agent) on the other end of wire. You must first configure your kernel tapN device with IPX EthernetII frame
and with network number set up on server (you can use kernel autodetection).
OPTIONS -A server name
This is IP name of compatibility mode server. You can use DNS name or dotted quad to specify server address.
-l local interface name
This allows you to specify, which of your IP addresses should be used as IP address of client side of CMD driver. You must configure
your tapN device with hardware address 7E:01:AA:BB:CC:DD, where AA:BB:CC:DD is your IP address in hexa.
EXAMPLE
If you are on server platan.vc.cvut.cz (147.32.240.81) and your migration agent runs on server boris.vc.cvut.cz, you can configure your
system with:
insmod ethertap
ifconfig tap0 hw ether 7E:01:93:20:F0:51 up
ipx_interface add -p tap0 EtherII
ipx_cmd -A boris.vc.cvut.cz -l 147.32.240.81 &
BUGS
This program was written to satisfy my own needs and should be really improved. At least it should configure tap interface itself.
AUTHOR
Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>
ipx_cmd IPX Utilities IPX_CMD(8)
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Found commands to display information on the various interfaces but nothing that guides me to how to tell which one is the primary network interface.
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