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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.


Exam Prep Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following commands would provide an administrator with a list of known Novell servers on the network?

  • A. debug ipx ipxwan

  • B. show ipx servers

  • C. show ipx traffic

  • D. show ipx all

A1:

Answer: B. The show ipx servers command would show all the known servers in the network.

Question 2

Which of the following commands was used to produce this output?

IPX EIGRP Topology Table for process 20
Codes: P - Passive, A - Active, U - Update, Q - Query,
R - Reply, r - Reply status
P A, 1 successors, FD is 342217
     via 20.0060.3a7b.ab21 (342217/307200), s0
P D, 1 successors, FD is 152221
     via Connected, s1
  • A. show ipx eigrp topology

  • B. show ipx eigrp events

  • C. show ipx eigrp detail

  • D. show ipx eigrp neighbors

A2:

Answer: A. This output is from the show ipx eigrp topology command. The first line indicates the table.

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You can expect the exam to have obvious questions just like Question 2.


Question 3

An IPX extended access list can filter based on which of the following?

  • A. IPX socket number

  • B. IPX protocol

  • C. Source network/node

  • D. Destination network/node

  • E. All of the above

A3:

Answer: E. All the items listed are valid criteria for filtering with an extended IPX access list.

Question 4

Which of the following number ranges can be used to number an IPX standard access list?

  • A. 1-99

  • B. 800-899

  • C. 900-999

  • D. 1000-1099

A4:

Answer: B. The valid range of numbers for an IPX standard access list is 800-899.

Question 5

Which of the following is the default encapsulation type for Novell NetWare 5.0 or 6.0 clients and servers?

  • A. ARPA

  • B. Ethernet_II

  • C. NOVELL-ETHER

  • D. Ethernet_802.3

  • E. None of the above

A5:

Answer: E . IP is the default for Novell clients and servers running NetWare 5.0 and 6.0, so an encapsulation type would not be needed. Options C and D would be correct for the default encapsulation type for Novell clients and servers that are not running NetWare 5.0 or later.

Question 6

A Novell client is using Ethernet II. Which of the following frame types can be used? [Choose the two best answers.]

  • A. Ethernet II

  • B. 802.3

  • C. ARPA

  • D. 802.5

A6:

Answers: A, B . This is a trick question. Ethernet II and ARPA are the same thing. You need to remember that Novell calls the encapsulation type Ethernet II and Cisco calls it ARPA, so both answers are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following is a valid IPX network address?

  • A. 20.0000.0000.0001

  • B. FileServer.0000.0000.0001

  • C. 132.16.4.0

  • D. 6.0000.0G24.1211

A7:

Answer: A . An IPX address requires four octets in hexadecimal format that specify both the network and the node.

Question 8

By default, SAP packets are sent how often?

  • A. 120 seconds

  • B. 30 seconds

  • C. 60 seconds

  • D. You must manually specify the default

A8:

Answer: C . The default setting for SAP packet advertisements is 60 seconds.

Question 9

What is the maximum number of hops supported by IPX RIP?

  • A. 7

  • B. 15

  • C. 64

  • D. Unlimited

A9:

Answer: B . IPX RIP has the same hop count maximum as IP RIP, which is 15. This means that no more than 15 routers can exist between any two given points in the network.

Question 10

Which of the following commands was used to display this output?

S/0 is up, line protocol is up
IPX address is 20.0060.1a30.289a [up] line-up,
            RIPPQ: 0, SAPPQ: 0
Delay of this IPX network, in ticks is 1
            throughput 0 link delay 0
 IPXWAN processing not enabled on this interface.
 IPX SAP update interval is 1 minute(s)
 IPX type 20 propagation packet forwarding is disabled
 Incoming access list is not set
 Outgoing access list is not set
 IPX helper access list is not set
 SAP GNS processing enabled, delay 0 ms, output filter
            list  is not set
 SAP Input filter list is not set
 SAP Output filter list is not set
 SAP Router filter list is not set
 Input filter list is not set
 Output filter list is not set
 Router filter list is not set
  • A. show interface s0

  • B. show ipx protocol interface s0

  • C. show ipx interface s0

  • D. debug ipx interface s0

A10:

Answer: C . The show ipx interface s0 command was used to produce the output.