TotalNET Advanced Server 5.2 Reference Manual

ipxprobe

This command discovers information about the IPX/SPX frame type and associated network numbers in use on the specified network interface.

Location

TNHOME/usr/bin

Usage

ipxprobe devicename:ppa-number

Options

devicename

Specify the network interface name. 

ppa-number

Specify the Physical Point Attachment number for the Data-Link Provider Interface (DLPI). For more information, refer to the DLPI specifications. 

Example

Before running ipxprobe from the command line, you must shut down the server. Telnet to the server and use the following command to shut down TAS:

tnshut

To run ipxprobe, you must know the device names on your NetWare network. To find them, use the following command:

netstat -i

If netstat -i returns the network name le0, for example, you must enter the AppleTalk interface /dev/le:0 for the device variable. To display the configuration information on /dev/le:0, enter the following command:

ipxprobe /dev/le:0

Information on the specified NetWare transport interface, such as frame types and IPX network numbers, appears.

Sample Output:

/dev/hme:0 

ethernet_ii 

00000100 

/dev/hme:0 

ethernet_802.3 

00000101 

/dev/hme:0 

ethernet_802.2 

00000102 

/dev/hme:0 

ethernet_snap 

00000103 

Use the following command to restart the server:

tnstart