Chapter 7: Ipx Configuration; Ipx Network Environment; Network And Node Number - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 681 User Manual

Prestige 681 SDSL Router
Chapter 7:
IPX Configuration
This chapter shows you how to configure the
IPX parameters of the Prestige 681.
7.1

IPX Network Environment

Novell bundles the protocol stack, the server software and routing functionality in their NetWare server
products, so a NetWare server is not only a file or print server, it is also a router.

7.1.1 Network and Node Number

Every IPX machine has a network number and a node number, together they form the complete address of
the machine. The IPX network number is a 32-bit quantity and is usually expressed in 8 hexadecimal
digits, e.g., 0893A8CF. The host number is a 48-bit quantity and usually is taken from the MAC (Media
Access Control) address of the Ethernet hardware, so you don't have to explicitly configure the node
number.
An IPX client obtains its network number from a server that has the network numbers statically configured.
If there are multiple servers on a network, only one server need to have the network numbers configured
IPX Configuration 7-1