User Guide

38 Server Communications Administration Guide
Server Communications Administration Guide
103-000145-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
NetWare 6 clients installed with IPX have the following capabilities:
 They can establish NCP connections with pre-NetWare 6 servers or with
NetWare 6 servers installed with one of the install options that include
IPX.
 They can establish NCP connections through a Migration Agent with
NetWare 6 servers 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.
IP and IPX Install Option
These systems have the TCP/IP and IPX stacks loaded. Systems installed with
both IP and IPX are configured to establish NCP connections either over the
TCP/IP stack or over the IPX stack. Figure 7 shows the relationship between
the protocol stacks when installing a system with IP and IPX.
Figure 7 IP and IPX Architecture Diagram
NetWare servers installed with IP and IPX have the following capabilities:
 They can establish NCP connections with pre-NetWare 6 clients or with
NetWare 6 clients without regard for the option used to install it.
 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 alone.
NCP
Network adapters
SPX / IPX TCP / IP
Application APIs