.TH IPX_INTERFACE 8 "IPX Utilities" "Caldera, Inc." 
.SH NAME
ipx_interface \- add, delete, or display IPX interface configuration.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ipx_interface
add [-p] device frame_type [network number]
.LP
.B ipx_interface
del device frame_type
.LP
.B ipx_interface
check device frame_type
.LP
.B ipx_interface
help
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B ipx_interface
adds, deletes, or displays the configuration of the specified IPX interface.
.P
An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are bound.
An IPX interface has an associated IPX Network Number, a physical device
and frame type. A sample IPX Interface might look like:
.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.
.SS OPTIONS
.TP
.I add
This option is used to create an IPX interface.  If the 
.B -p
flag is used, the interface is flagged as the
.B PRIMARY
interface. The IPX network number may optionally be specified.  If it is not
specified it is set to 0 which indicates it should be automatically detected
by analysis of the existing IPX traffic on the network.
.TP
.I del
This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
.TP
.I check
This option is used to display the network number associated with a specified
device and frame type combination.
.TP
.I help
This option displays summarised usage instructions.
.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>