Sure...

IPX is Novell's protocol - a one-time competitor to TCP/IP.  Had some nice
features, but fairly rare today.

SAP is the "Server Advertisement Protocol", a part of IPX where a server
advertises itself to the network and where clients can request servers.
Think of it like an IP broadcast to a CORBA ORB or another directory
service...

It looks like a request for the nearest server supporting "4", then a
general request to all servers supporting "4" (whatever that it, it's been a
while).

I would guess that there is a Novell server or - more likely - a workstation
with the Novell client/32 and IPX protocol installed.



-----Original Message-----
From: DeBerry, Casey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 12:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: can anyone explain what this is


11:10:29.646401 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 > Broadcast sap e0 ui/C IPX/SMB
11:10:29.647579 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 > Broadcast sap e0 ui/C IPX/SMB
11:10:29.648855 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 > Broadcast sap e0 ui/C IPX/SMB
11:10:29.650119 B 0.00:c0:02:23:61:75.4013 >
0.ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff.452:ipx-sap-nearest-req 4
'ACACACACACABAFEEFFDFJFDCACACACACACACACAAA'
11:10:29.651387 B 0.00:c0:02:23:61:75.4013 >
0.ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff.452:ipx-sap-req 4
'ACACACACACAIAFEEFFDFJFDCACACACACACACACAAA'
11:10:29.652651 B 0.00:c0:02:23:61:75.4013 >
0.ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff.452:ipx-sap-req 278
'ACACACACACABAFEEFFDFJFDCACACACACACACACAAA'

11:10:49.653161 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 Broadcast 8137 60:
[000] FF FF 00 22 00 04 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ..."............
[010] 04 52 00 00 00 00 00 C0 02 23 61 75 40 13 00 03 .R.......#au@...
[020] 00 04 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 42        ..ACACACACACAB
11:10:49.654441 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 Broadcast 8137 60:
[000] FF FF 00 22 00 04 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ..."............
[010] 04 52 00 00 00 00 00 C0 02 23 61 75 40 13 00 01 .R.......#au@...
[020] 00 04 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43        ..ACACACACACAC
11:10:49.655748 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 Broadcast 8137 60:
[000] FF FF 00 22 00 04 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ..."............
[010] 04 52 00 00 00 00 00 C0 02 23 61 75 40 13 00 01 .R.......#au@...
[020] 02 78 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 43 41 42        .xACACACACACAB
11:10:49.656978 B 0:c0:2:23:61:75 > Broadcast sap e0 ui/C IPX/SM

i am seeing this on a friends network and trying to figure out wth is going
on


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