On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 08:45:50PM -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 04:55:46PM +0800, Patrick Hsieh wrote: > | Hello list, > | > | Is it possible to build a pptpd on Linux and make some Windows client to > | use pptp to connect to the pptpd server and connect to each other via > | IPX protocol? > | > | Some LAN games use IPX protocol, how can I make it possible to achieve > | IPX over TCP/IP? > > If you have a LAN, then just run IPX over Ethernet (or token ring, or > whatever layer 2 LAN you have). > > You can run IP and IPX over the same ethernet cabling.
In other words, IP and IPX are both layer-3 protocols. They really don't interact with each other. It is possible to encapsulate IPX in IP if you need to transport IPX traffic between LANs. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Q: What's the difference between a computer salesman and a used car salesman? A: A used car salesman knows when he's lying.
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