6.6 Administering IPX/SPX Interfaces

Follow the steps below to create, modify, or delete IPX/SPX transport interfaces. You can determine valid device names for most UNIX host systems by using the netstat -i command from the UNIX command line.

1. Follow these links:

   Transports->IPX/SPX Interfaces

   The IPX/SPX Interface List screen appears.

2. Click Create, Modify, or Delete. The list, the Modify button, and the Delete button do not appear if no IPX/SPX interfaces exist.

   If you clicked Create, the IPX/SPX configuration screen below appears. Go to Step 3.

   If you clicked Modify, the IPX/SPX configuration on ipxspxinterface screen, same as the IPX/SPX configuration screen below, appears. Go to Step 3.

   If you clicked Delete, the Confirmation screen appears. Click OK. The IPX/SPX Interface screen appears. Click OK. Do not go to Step 3.

   

3. Select or enter values for the following attributes, as needed:

   • Device -- The device name for the network interface. For systems using DLPI, such as Solaris 2.x, Device takes the form devicename:ppa-number or the special value internal. You must fill in this field to create an interface. If you clicked Modify, this attribute does not appear.

   • Frame Type -- One of the following frame types to use on this interface:

     • ethernet_ii

     • ethernet_802.2

     • ethernet_802.3

     • ethernet_snap

     • token-ring

     • token-ring_snap

     • internal

     This attribute defaults to ethernet_ii for Ethernet DLPI devices, token-ring for Token Ring DLPI devices, and internal for special internal networks. If you clicked Modify, this attribute does not appear.

   • IPX Net Number -- The hexadecimal IPX network number for this interface.

   • Maximum Transfer Unit -- The maximum transfer unit size for the IPX/SPX network interface. This attribute defaults to the value that the DLPI driver for DLPI services reports, or 8192 for internal devices.

4. Click Submit.

   The IPX/SPX Interfaces ipxspxinterface screen appears.

5. Click OK.

   To administer IPX/SPX interfaces from the UNIX command line, use the tniface command.