Avaya Cajun P550R User Manual page 349

Cajun P550/P880/P882 Switch User Guide
Refer to Table 12-1 for a description of the IPX datagram Structure
fields:
Table 12-1. IPX Datagram Structure Fields
Field Definition
Checksum Provides integrity checking.
Note:
Packet Length
Length (in bytes) of the packet.
Transport
Number of routers a packet has traversed. This is
Control
used to discard a packet if the packet traverses a
maximum number of routers (16).
Packet Type
Indicates the type of service required or offered by
the packet. Types include:
Destination
The IPX network address of the destination
Network
network.
Destination
The MAC address of the destination node.
Node
Destination
Address of the process running in the destination
Socket
node. Sockets route packets to different processes
within the same node.
Source Network
The network address of the source network.
Source Node
The MAC address of the source node.
Source Socket Address of the process running in the source
node.
Checksum is normally not enabled in IPX
networks and is usually set to 0xFFFF.
• Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX packet)
• NetWare Core Protocol (NCP packet)
• NetBIOS (propagated packet)
Configuring IPX Routing
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