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Save the Configuration
Save the new dynamic configuration as a script, by entering
the command:
CREATE CONFIG=IPXCONF.SCP
TROUBLESHOOTING IPX CONFIGURATIONS
No Routes are Visible to the Remote Router
1
Check the PPP link is active, using the command:
SHOW PPP
The display should look like that shown above. The state of the
IPX control protocol (IPXCP) should be “OPENED”. If not,
then the fault lies with the connection between the two
routers, or the PPP configuration at either end of the link.
2
Check that the IPX circuits are correctly configured on each
router by repeating steps 1 through 3 above, or by typing:
SHOW IPX CIRCUIT
Check that there are two circuits, and for each circuit check
that the circuit is enabled, uses the correct interface and
encapsulation (for Ethernet interfaces), the network number is
correct and “On demand” is set to “no”. If not, then repeat
steps 1 through 3.
3
Contact your distributor or reseller for assistance.
Local Workstations Can Not Access Remote Servers
This problem can be caused by a number of different events.
The following give some of the most common:
1
Check that when the workstation is moved to the same
LAN as the file server, it is able to access the server. If not, the
fault lies with the configuration of the workstation or file
server. Check with your Novell network administrator.
2
Care must be taken with the workstation NET.CFG file.
Always specify the encapsulation (frame) as different LAN card
drivers use different default encapsulations.
Example output from the SHOW IPX
ROUTES command for a basic Novell
IPX network.
Example output from the SHOW IPX
SERVICES command for a basic
Novell IPX network.
Example output from the SHOW PPP
command for a basic Novell IPX
network.
IPX routes
Network Nexthop Circuit Hops Cost Uptime Type
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000401 Local 1 (eth0) 1 1 85973 Local
00000129 Local 2 (ppp0) 1 1 85973 Local
00000012 00000129:0000cd000d26 2 (ppp0) 2 1 85973 RIP
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IPX services
Name Age
Address Server type Circuit Hops Defined
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACCOUNTS 0
00007500:000000000001:0451 0004:FileServer 1 (eth0) 1 SAP
ACCOUNTS 0
00007500:000000000001:8104 0107:RConsole 1 (eth0) 1 SAP
TYPISTS 0
00000012:0080488018d8:0451 0004:FileServer 2 (ppp0) 3 SAP
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Name Enabled ifIndex Over CP State
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ppp0 YES 04 IPXCP OPENED
isdn-roho LCP OPENED
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