User Guide

Setting Up NetWare 6 55
NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
100-004725-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
About IPX
Novell’s traditional protocol, Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), lets you
continue using IPX-based applications. If IPX, but not IP, is installed on your
server, it will actively process IPX packets and ignore packets using other
protocols, such as IP.
During the installation program, existing IPX frame types will be detected.
The installation program will detect one of the following conditions.
 A single IPX frame type—If a single frame type is detected, it will be
installed.
 Multiple IPX frame types—If detected, you will be prompted to choose
the frame types that you want to install.
 No IPX frame types—If no frame types are detected, Ethernet_802.2
will be installed by default.
Using Both IP and IPX
If you have network clients or applications that require IPX and IP, you can
install both protocols. Both protocols can be bound to a single network board.
When selected, both IP and IPX protocols are actively supported. The server
will process IP requests using IP, and it will broadcast and reply to IPX
requests using IPX.
Setting Up Domain Name Service
The IP protocol identifies computers and systems by their assigned IP
addresses, such as 123.45.56.89. Domain Name Service (DNS) allows a
specific server on the network to maintain a list of simple, readable names that
match IP addresses. Applications (or protocols) that require IP addresses
rather than names can use a DNS server to translate from one form to another.