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entries to the table. The following screen shows an example of the IPX SAP table.
SAP table entries contain the following pieces of information:
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Server Name
: This is a string of up to 48 characters that identifies the
device providing the service
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Network Number:
This is the identification of the network on which the
Server resides
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Node:
The node address of the device providing the service. Note that this
node address may correspond to the device’s physical MAC address, or it
may be an internal node number
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Socket:
The two byte (four hexadecimal digit) address of the IPX socket
providing the service
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Type:
The Service Type. Well-known service types include:
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IfName:
The name of the interface through which this resource may be
accessed. This is either the LAN or a connection profile name
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Hops:
The number of routers the packet must travel through in order to
reach its final destination. If this value is zero, the destination is in a network
directly attached to this router, i.e., the LAN.
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Flags:
An “S” denotes a static IPX route
Service Type
Hexadecimal
Value
Unknown
0000
Print Queue
0003
File Server
0004
Job Server
0005
Print Server
0007
Archive Server
0009
Remote Bridge Server
0024
Advertising Print Server
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