1IPX_INTERFACE(8)            System Manager's Manual           IPX_INTERFACE(8)
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NAME

6       ipx_interface - add, delete, or display an IPX interface
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SYNOPSIS

9       ipx_interface add [-p] device frame_type [network number[:node number]]
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11       ipx_interface del device frame_type
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13       ipx_interface delall
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15       ipx_interface check device frame_type
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17       ipx_interface help
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DESCRIPTION

20       ipx_interface  adds,  deletes,  or displays IPX interfaces depending on
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23       An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are  bound.   An  IPX
24       interface  corresponds  to an IPX Network Number which corresponds to a
25       physical device and frame type.  A sample IPX Interface would be:
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31       Frame Type: 802.2.
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33       There is a special IPX interface per  host  known  as  the  PRIMARY  or
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36       You  should  specify  node number only if you really know, what you are
37       doing - on point-to-point devices, on loopback and on tap device if you
38       are running Compatibility mode driver.
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41   OPTIONS
42       add    This  option is used to create an IPX interface.  If the -p flag
43              is used, the interface is made PRIMARY.  The network number  can
44              be  optionally  assigned.  If it is not assigned, it is set to 0
45              which indicates it should be detected from the  traffic  on  the
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48       del    This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
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50       delall This option is used to delete all IPX interfaces.
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52       check  This  option is used to display the device, frame type, and net‐
53              work number of an IPX interface.
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55       help   This option displays information about the utility.
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FILES

58       /proc/net/ipx_interface /proc/net/ipx_route
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BUGS

61       This functionality really belongs in ifconfig(8).
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AUTHOR

64       Greg Page <greg.page@caldera.com>
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