.TH IPX_INTERFACE 8 "IPX Utilities" "Caldera, Inc." 
.SH NAME
ipx_interface \- add, delete, or display an IPX interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ipx_interface
add [-p] device frame_type [network number[:node number]]
.LP
.B ipx_interface
del device frame_type
.LP
.B ipx_interface
delall
.LP
.B ipx_interface
check device frame_type
.LP
.B ipx_interface
help
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B ipx_interface
adds, deletes, or displays IPX interfaces depending on the option selected.
.P
An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are bound.
An IPX interface corresponds to an IPX Network Number which corresponds 
to a physical device and frame type.  A sample IPX Interface would be:
.LP
Network Number: 0x00ABCDEF
.LP
Device: Eth0 
.LP
Frame Type: 802.2.
.P
There is a special IPX interface per host known as the 
.B PRIMARY
or default interface.
.P
You should specify \fBnode number\fP only if you really know, what you
are doing - on \fIpoint-to-point\fP devices, on \fIloopback\fP and on
\fItap\fP device if you are running \fBCompatibility mode driver\fP.

.SS OPTIONS
.TP
.I add
This option is used to create an IPX interface.  If the 
.B -p
flag is used, the interface is made 
.B
PRIMARY.
The network number can be optionally assigned.  If it is not assigned, it
is set to 0 which indicates it should be detected from the traffic on the
network.
.TP
.I del
This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
.TP
.I delall
This option is used to delete all IPX interfaces.
.TP
.I check
This option is used to display the device, frame type, and network number
of an IPX interface.
.TP
.I help
This option displays information about the utility.
.SH FILES
.I /proc/net/ipx_interface /proc/net/ipx_route
.SH BUGS
This functionality really belongs in
.B
ifconfig(8).
.SH AUTHOR
Greg Page <greg.page@caldera.com>