Interesting. Why would it generate network numbers, though? Shouldn't
network numbers be manually configured?
Priscilla
At 04:11 PM 7/11/01, Patricia Leeb-Hart wrote:
>I finally feel qualified to comment on a question on this list (having
>worked with NetWare for the past 6 years)
>
>The addresses you're seeing are generated automatically. What's happening
>here is that the new server has every single Ethernet frame type loaded, and
>as a result is using different IPX network number for every frame type. New
>3.x and 4.x servers will do this if you perform an install using all the
>defaults. You need to run INSTALL (or NWCONFIG if 5.x), edit the
>AUTOEXEC.NCF and remove all BIND statements referencing frame types you
>don't want to use. Ethernet_II is preferred.
>
>NetWare 5.x is more restrained and tries to use IP only.
>
> >>> "Ayers, Michael" 07/11/01 12:12PM >>>
>Those were either auto generated, or picked up from reading frames on the
>wire.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Elmer Deloso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:31 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: IPX Network addresses [7:11990]
>
>hi, group.
>I just noticed that after installing NetWare server, it gave me this info
>regarding types of IPX frames:
>Frame type Network address
>Ethernet_802.2 3D410DCD
>Ethernet_802.3 1E0F4F9E
>Ethernet_SNAP FF994BB0
>Ethernet_II D393B805
>
>For the IPX gurus in the group, can someone tell me if there is some type of
>logic as to how the network address is translated from the type of frame
>used?
>Just to answer my curiosity.
>Thank you.
________________________
Priscilla Oppenheimer
http://www.priscilla.com
Message Posted at:
http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=12017&t=11990
--------------------------------------------------
FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
