While it's certainly preferable to assign network numbers manually, NetWare
will assign a random unique 8-digit hex IPX network number, depending on the
installation process you choose. The "express" installation is really only
useful for one-server environments and is an option I never used. Now, as
to why it would assign multiple network numbers: normally only one frame
type would be loaded (default is 802.3 with 3.2 and 4.x). However, it gives
you the option to load them all, and often inexperienced admins will do so.
So, if you loaded all the frame types and allowed NetWare to generate the
network numbers, NetWare assumes that you'd do this in order to run multiple
IPX networks. It's analogous to creating secondary addresses or
sub-interfaces on a router, each with its unique network number and/or
encapsulation. (i'd really like to see the AUTOEXEC.NCF for this particular
server )
This isn't as much of an issue with 5.x, as the default protocol is IP.
However, if you choose to install IPX compatibility, it will still offer you
the choice of randomly generating the IPX network number. It's a NetWare
thang.
>>> "Priscilla Oppenheimer" 07/11/01 01:28PM >>>
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.
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