Novell Ipx Frame Formats - Intel ER8100STUS - Express 8100 Router Reference Manual

Novell IPX Frame Formats

Introduction
IPX packets
IPX Ethernet 802.3
header
Novell IPX supports different frame types—the frame type supported depends on
the Novell driver.
This appendix describes the different frame type supported by Novell IPX.
The frame format of an IPX packet is as follows:
IPX header (802.3, 802.2, SNAP, Ethernet Type)
Checksum
Packet Length
Transport Control
Packet type
Destination Network
Destination Node
Destination Socket
Source Network
Source Node
Source Socket
Frame Check Sequence (FCS)
An IPX Ethernet 802.3 header looks like this:
Destination Address
Source Address
Length
Appendix E
2 bytes = FFFF
2 bytes
1 byte
1 byte
4 bytes
6 bytes
2 bytes
4 bytes
6 bytes
2 bytes
Data
Pad
6 bytes
6 bytes
2 bytes
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