Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 08:39:09 +0100 From: Thomas Seidmann <tseidmann@simultan.ch> To: GVB <gvb@tns.net> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IPX Routing Message-ID: <3640049D.ABC8E3D6@simultan.ch> References: <199811032339.PAA13534@abused.com>
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GVB wrote: > > Hello. We have a Novell Server here using IPX. I have a FreeBSD machine > plugged into the IPX Network, as well as TCP/IP. The machine has another > network card in it which uses DHCP and a reserved network for another set > of machines. I would like to route IPX through the network cards to allow > the machines on the reserved network to be able to talk to the Novell > Server. I have not found much documentation on this, where do I start? > Thanks. Take a look at ifconfig(8), it has an option for specifying IPX network addresses. Next, take a look at IPXrouted(8). Beware: the FreeBSD networking code supports only ETHERNET_II frames. I've hacked if_ethersubr.c to support ETHERNET_802.3 instead, it;s easy (you can have the hacked version if you want). Supporting more than one frame type for the IPX protocol is a no-no in FreeBSD. Hope it helps. Thomas > GVB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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