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Appendix E
Novell IPX Frame Formats
Introduction
Novell IPX supports different frame types—the frame type supported depends on
the Novell driver.
This appendix describes the different frame type supported by Novell IPX.
IPX packets
The frame format of an IPX packet is as follows:
IPX Ethernet 802.3
header
An IPX Ethernet 802.3 header looks like this:
IPX header (802.3, 802.2, SNAP, Ethernet Type)
Checksum
2 bytes = FFFF
Packet Length
2 bytes
Transport Control
1 byte
Packet type
1 byte
Destination Network
4 bytes
Destination Node
6 bytes
Destination Socket
2 bytes
Source Network
4 bytes
Source Node
6 bytes
Source Socket
2 bytes
Data
Pad
Frame Check Sequence (FCS)
Destination Address
6 bytes
Source Address
6 bytes
Length
2 bytes
Summary of Contents for ER8100STUS - Express 8100 Router
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