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Planning

As an open standard, pure IP offers flexibility and interoperability, now
available to users of NetWare
and IPX
more easily integrated with other systems, such as UNIX* and Windows NT*.
New IP migration tools and services in NetWare 6
IP network managable, even for the largest networks. Whether you choose to
migrate from IPX to IP will largely depend on the goals of your
organization.One of the biggest advantages of migrating a network from IPX
to IP is reduced administrative costs. Migrating from IPX to IP will be most
beneficial for customers already supporting both protocols, and for those
expending a significant portion of their Information Services (IS) budget
managing IPX.
Migrating the network from IPX to IP is not necessary to take advantage of
the increased connectivity of NetWare 6. If you are satisfied with your existing
network infrastructure, but would like to make NetWare services available to
IP clients, you can upgrade servers and clients to NetWare 6 and load both
protocol stacks.
If you are installing or upgrading a server, see NetWare 6 Installation
Guide.
To decide what protocol to use, see
on their networks, a pure IP network is easier to administer and
TM
®
. Although many customers may use both IP
"Protocol Selection" on page
make migrating to a pure
TM
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