User Guide

Planning 37
Server Communications Administration Guide
103-000145-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
 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.
IPX Install Option
These systems have the IPX stack loaded and may also have the TCP/IP stack
loaded. Systems installed with IPX only are configured to establish only NCP
connections over the IPX stack. Figure 6 shows the relationship between the
protocol stacks when a system is installed with IPX alone.
Figure 6 IPX Only Architecture Diagram
NetWare 6 servers installed with IPX have the following capabilities:
 They can establish NCP connections with pre-NetWare 6 clients or with
NetWare 6 clients installed with one of the install options that include
IPX.
 They can establish NCP connections through a Migration Agent with
NetWare 6 clients installed with IP.
 They can execute IPX applications and communicate directly with other
IPX nodes.
 They can execute IPX applications and communicate through a Migration
Agent with NetWare 6 systems installed with IP.
NCP TCP / IP
(optional)
Network adapters
SPX / IPX
Application APIs