Netware/Ip Options - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

NetWare/IP Options

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Novell uses option codes 62 and 63 in the DHCP packet for Netware/IP.
Option 62 contains the Netware/IP domain name.
Option 63, the IPX Compatibility option, contains general configuration
information such as the primary DSS, preferred DSS, and the nearest servers.
Option 63 provides additional information in the form of sub-options, listed in
Table 6.
IPX Compatibility Suboptions
Suboption Meaning
Codes
5 If the value of this field is 1, the client should perform a NetWare
Nearest Server Query to find out its nearest NetWare/IP server.
6 Provides a list of up to five addresses of NetWare Domain SAP/
RIP servers.
7 Provides a list of up to five addresses of the nearest NetWare/IP
servers.
8 Indicates the number of times a NetWare/IP client should
attempt to communicate with a given DSS server at startup.
9 Indicates the amount of delay in seconds between each
NetWare/IP client attempt to communicate with a given DSS
server at start-up.
10 If the value is 1, the NetWare/IP client should support NetWare/
IP Version 1.1 compatibility.
11 Identifies the Primary Domain SAP/RIP Service server (DSS) for
this NetWare/IP domain.
12 Identifies network number of the virtual IPX network created by
the IPX Compatibility feature.
13 The IPX Stale Time suboption specifies the minimum interval in
minutes that must expire before hosts try to refresh their
Migration Agent addressing information.
14 Specifies the addresses of one or more Migration Agent servers
for the IP nodes to use for communicating with IPX Nodes.
Refer to Internet RFC 2242, NetWare/IP Domain Name and Information, for
more detailed information about using these Netware/IP options.
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