Managing; Using The Ipxcon Utility - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Using the IPXCON Utility

Managing

This chapter describes how to monitor IPX
using the available router management consoles and utilities.
IPXCON is an NLM utility that provides access to statistics and information
about the status of various components of the IPX protocol. IPXCON uses
SNMP over IPX or UDP/IP to monitor remote servers, routers or network
segments.
To launch IPXCON, enter LOAD IPXCON at the system console prompt or
load NIASCFG and follow this path:
Select View Status for NIAS > Protocols and Routing > IPX Protocol Stack
You can use IPXCON to perform the following tasks:
Monitor and troubleshoot IPX routes and network segments throughout
your IPX internetwork
Display the status of any IPX router or network segment on your
internetwork
Display all paths through which IPX packets can flow
Locate all active IPX routers on your internetwork
Display operational circuits for IPX
Monitor remote routers running Novell
software
LAN and WAN connections
TM
®
Internet Access Server router
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