ipx_interface - add, delete, or display an IPX interface


SYNOPSIS

       ipx_interface  add  [-p]  device  frame_type [network num­
       ber[:node number]]

       ipx_interface del device frame_type

       ipx_interface delall

       ipx_interface check device frame_type

       ipx_interface help


DESCRIPTION

       ipx_interface adds, deletes, or  displays  IPX  interfaces
       depending on the option selected.

       An  IPX  interface  is  the  item to which IPX sockets are
       bound.  An IPX interface corresponds  to  an  IPX  Network
       Number  which  corresponds  to a physical device and frame
       type.  A sample IPX Interface would be:

       Network Number: 0x00ABCDEF

       Device: Eth0

       Frame Type: 802.2.

       There is a special IPX interface per  host  known  as  the
       PRIMARY or default interface.

       You  should  specify  node number only if you really know,
       what you are doing - on point-to-point devices,  on  loop­
       back  and  on  tap device if you are running Compatibility
       mode driver.

   OPTIONS
       add    This option is used to create an IPX interface.  If
              the -p flag is used, the interface is made PRIMARY.
              The network number can be optionally assigned.   If
              it  is not assigned, it is set to 0 which indicates
              it should be detected from the traffic on the  net­
              work.

       del    This option is used to delete an IPX interface.

       delall This option is used to delete all IPX interfaces.

       check  This  option  is  used to display the device, frame
              type, and network number of an IPX interface.



FILES

       /proc/net/ipx_interface /proc/net/ipx_route


BUGS

       This functionality really belongs in ifconfig(8).


AUTHOR

       Greg Page <greg.page@caldera.com>


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