Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 22:25:13 +0000 From: "Þorður Ivarsson" <totii@est.is> To: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za> Cc: Mark <mark.wild@cableinet.co.uk>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IPX router problems Message-ID: <347B5048.DCA995A9@est.is> References: <199711251951.VAA11667@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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John Hay wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > You don't say which version of Netware you are using, but I would guess > that it is 3.0 or later. If so they have an internal network number > which should also show up in the netstat -r report. Why do you say > that you receive RIP/SAP packets? > > One problem might be because the FreeBSD IPX code only supports > Ethernet_II framing, which is not the default for Netware servers. > The default for Netware 3.x is 802.3 framing and I think for v4.x > it is 802.2SNAP, but I'm not 100% sure. The easiest if you only Netware 4.x uses ipx802.2 3.11 and previous uses ipx802.3 unless you select ipx802.2 for 3.x server. Ethernet_snap is for localtalk. Most users can easily turn on Ethernet_II framing on Netware server without hassle on workstations. > have W95 machines will be to change the server to use Ethernet_II > framing. (The default 95 setup will sense that automatically.) If > you have older Win3.X machines and diskless machines it won't be > that easy. If you can't do Ethernet_II framing, I do have a patch > to enable 802.3 framing on the FreeBSD box. > > John > -- > John Hay -- John.Hay@mikom.csir.co.za > > > > > Yes I have setup network addresses for each interface. I am receiving RIP/SAP > > packets from the server side ok (ed0) but nothing seems to get through the > > router. I keep getting bogus packet errors for anything attached to ed1. > > > > netstat -r reports: > > > > IPX: > > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire > > 1.* 1.7b1fffffff U 0 0 ed1 > > b120.* b120.7b26ffffff U 0 0 ed0 > > > > > > I'm having difficulty setting up an IPX router for Netware using 2.2.5. > > > > I've compiled the kernel with IPX added, ifconfiged each interface > > > > a network address, enabled IPX packet forwarding and run IPXrouted. > > > > > > > > My setup is: > > > > > > > > W95 W95 <-- can't see anything through router > > > > | | > > > > ------------------- ed1 FreeBSD machine > > > > ed0 > > > > | > > > > |--Server > > > > | > > > > |--Win machines > > > > > > > > The problem I've got is that the Win95 machines can't see any Netware > > > > shares. Any suggestions as to what's wrong? -- Þórður Ívarsson Thordur Ivarsson Rafeindavirki Electronic technician Norðurgötu 30 Nordurgotu 30 Box 309 Box 309 602 Akureyri 602 Akureyri Ísland Iceland --------------------------------------------- FreeBSD has good features, Some others are full of unwanted features! ---------------------------------------------
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