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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