User Guide

36 Server Communications Administration Guide
Server Communications Administration Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Figure 5 IP Only Architecture Diagram
The IPX stack is loaded on systems installed with IP to give those systems the
ability to execute IPX applications and to connect with IPX systems through
a Migration Agent.
NetWare 6 servers installed with IP only have the following capabilities:
 They can establish NCP
TM
connections with clients installed with one of
the install options that include IP.
 They can establish NCP connections through a Migration Agent with pre-
NetWare 6 clients (these clients support only NCP connections over IPX)
or with NetWare 6 clients installed with IPX.
 They can execute IPX applications and communicate directly with other
NetWare 6 systems installed with IP.
 They can execute IPX applications and communicate through a Migration
Agent with IPX nodes.
NetWare 6 clients installed with IP have the following capabilities:
 They can establish NCP connections with servers installed with one of the
install options that include IP.
 They can establish NCP connections through a Migration Agent with pre-
NetWare 6 servers (these servers support only NCP connections over
IPX) or with NetWare 6 servers installed with IPX only.
NCP
IPX Compatibility Driver
Network adapters
Application APIs
SPX / IPX TCP / IP