ipx_interface
adds, deletes, or displays IPX interfaces depending on the option selected.
An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are bound.
An IPX interface corresponds to an IPX Network Number which corresponds
to a physical device and frame type. A sample IPX Interface would be:
Network Number: 0x00ABCDEF
Device: Eth0
Frame Type: 802.2.
There is a special IPX interface per host known as the
PRIMARY
or default interface.
You should specify node number only if you really know, what you
are doing - on point-to-point devices, on loopback and on
tap device if you are running Compatibility mode driver.
OPTIONS
add
This option is used to create an IPX interface. If the
-p
flag is used, the interface is made
PRIMARY.
The network number can be optionally assigned. If it is not assigned, it
is set to 0 which indicates it should be detected from the traffic on the
network.
del
This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
delall
This option is used to delete all IPX interfaces.
check
This option is used to display the device, frame type, and network number
of an IPX interface.
help
This option displays information about the utility.
