Linux IPX HOWTO

Terry Dawson, terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au

1. Introduction.

• 1.1 Changes from the previous release.
• 1.2 Introduction.

2. Disclaimer.

3. Related Documentation.

• 3.1 New versions of this document.
• 3.2 Feedback.
• 3.3 Mailing list support.

4. Some of the terms used in this document.

5. The IPX related files in the /proc filesystem.

6. Greg Pages IPX tools.

• 6.1 The IPX tools in more detail.

7. Configuring your Linux machine as an IPX router.

• 7.1 Do I need to configure an internal network ?

8. Configuring your Linux machine as an NCP client.

• 8.1 Obtaining ncpfs.
• 8.2 Building ncpfs for kernels 1.2.*.
• 8.3 Building ncpfs for kernels 1.3.71++.
• 8.4 Configuring and using ncpfs.
• 8.5 An overview of the user and adminstration commands

9. Configuring your Linux machine as a Novell Print Server.

• 9.1 Prerequisites
• 9.2 Configuration

10. Configuring your Linux machine as an NCP server.

• 10.1 The mars_nwe package.
• 10.2 The lwared package.

11. Configuring PPP for IPX support.

• 11.1 Configuring an IPX/PPP server.
• 11.2 Configuring an IPX/PPP client.

12. IPX tunnel over IP

• 12.1 Obtaining ipxtunnel
• 12.2 Building ipxtunnel
• 12.3 Configuring ipxtunnel
• 12.4 Testing and using ipxtunnel

13. Commercial IPX support for Linux.

• 13.1 Caldera'a Network Desktop

14. Some Frequently Asked Questions

15. Copyright Message.

16. Miscellaneous and Acknowledgements.