Load Balancing Over Ipx Is Not Working; Only One Ipx Packet Is Sent And Received; Ipxcon Counters Are Increasing (Duplicate Id Or Network Number) - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Load Balancing over IPX Is Not Working

Only One IPX Packet Is Sent and Received

IPXCON Counters Are Increasing (Duplicate ID or Network Number)

Add the following line to the workstation's AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
Set loadbalance local lan = on
Verify that the router is configured to use NLSP compatible with RIP/SAP. Set
maximum path splits to 8.
If only one IPX packet is sent and received each time the routing software
attempts to establish a connection, decrease the user data size value so that it
is equal to or less than the size used by the frame relay switch. Also, ensure
that the user data size is equal to or less than the physical receive packet size.
The Link State Packets (LSPs) Received counter in IPXCON is
increasing (parameter path: Select NLSP Information > System
Information > Detailed NLSP System Information).
Two NetWare servers or routers have conflicting internal network
numbers and both systems are in the same NLSP area, resulting in a
duplicate NLSP system ID. A number of activities occur when this
situation exists. If router A and router B have the same system ID, both
routers attempt to assert that they own the system ID. First, router A
issues LSPs that supersede router B's LSPs and purges any LSPs of router
B that it does not have. Then, router B does the same to router A. It is
possible that this increases the amount of LSP traffic in the network
considerably, particularly if either router A or router B has many LSPs
(for example, if either router is importing many routes and services).
Change the internal network number of one of the conflicting systems, or
remove one of the systems from the network immediately. For
information about how to find the node that is causing the problem, refer
to "IPX Connectivity Problems (Duplicate ID or Network Number)" on
page 129.
The Sequence Number Skips counter in IPXCON is increasing on both
routers (parameter path: Select NLSP Information > System Information
> Detailed NLSP System Information).
It is normal for a system to have some sequence number skips, but the
Sequence Number Skips value should not increase after the first five
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