User Guide

Troubleshooting 125
Internetwork Packet Exchange
103-000176-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
5 Troubleshooting
This section dicusses IPX troubleshooting information that is divided into four
categories:
 Troubleshooting tools
 Configuration tips
 Troubleshooting checkpoints
 Common problems
If a problem that is general in nature occurs, the procedure described in
“Troubleshooting Checkpoints” on page 127 will help you isolate and resolve
the problem. If a problem with a specific symptom occurs, refer to “Common
Problems” on page 131.
Troubleshooting Tools
The IPX-specific troubleshooting tools are explained in the following
sections:
 “IPXCON” on page 125
 “System Console Commands” on page 126
IPXCON
IPXCON is a NetWare
®
Loadable Module
TM
(NLM
TM
) utility that provides
access to statistics and information about the status of various components of
the IPX
TM
protocol. It uses SNMP to access this information from any local or
remote system on the network. IPXCON operates over IPX and TCP/IP
networks, and uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to run over the