Managing
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Internetwork Packet Exchange
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August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual
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July 17, 2001
4
Managing
This chapter describes how to monitor IPX
TM
LAN and WAN connections
using the available router management consoles and utilities.
Using the IPXCON Utility
IPXCON is an NLM utility that provides access to statistics and information
about the status of various components of the IPX protocol. IPXCON uses
SNMP over IPX or UDP/IP to monitor remote servers, routers or network
segments.
To launch IPXCON, enter
LOAD IPXCON
at the system console prompt or
load NIASCFG and follow this path:
Select View Status for NIAS > Protocols and Routing > IPX Protocol Stack
You can use IPXCON to perform the following tasks:
Monitor and troubleshoot IPX routes and network segments throughout
your IPX internetwork
Display the status of any IPX router or network segment on your
internetwork
Display all paths through which IPX packets can flow
Locate all active IPX routers on your internetwork
Display operational circuits for IPX
Monitor remote routers running Novell
®
Internet Access Server router
software