Chapter Summary

The latest NetWare versions, 5.0 and 6.0, no longer rely on the IPX and SPX protocols. NetWare now supports TCP/IP. Even though the newest versions center around TCP/IP, many legacy applications and networks still use the IPX protocol, so legacy-protocol support is still included in version 5.0. This chapter focused on the configuration and troubleshooting commands associated with NetWare. It also looked at the connection sequences and the diagnostic tools that can be reliably used to troubleshoot problems in an IPX environment.

The Net Address field shows the MAC address as 0000.0000.0001. This is the internal IPX network address indicator. The output shows the SAP type, number of known servers, how the information was learned, the number of hops to the server, and the server name .

This chapter also included common NetWare network problems and a list of troubleshooting commands that can be used to resolve those issues. The most important IPX configuration and IPX routing protocol troubleshooting commands were covered, including the show , debug , and the ping ipx commands.