61 lines
1.5 KiB
Groff
61 lines
1.5 KiB
Groff
.TH IPX_INTERFACE 8 "IPX Utilities" "Caldera, Inc."
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.SH NAME
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ipx_interface \- add, delete, or display IPX interface configuration.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B ipx_interface
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add [-p] device frame_type [network number]
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.LP
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.B ipx_interface
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del device frame_type
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.LP
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.B ipx_interface
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check device frame_type
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.LP
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.B ipx_interface
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help
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B ipx_interface
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adds, deletes, or displays the configuration of the specified IPX interface.
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.P
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An IPX interface is the item to which IPX sockets are bound.
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An IPX interface has an associated IPX Network Number, a physical device
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and frame type. A sample IPX Interface might look like:
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.LP
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Network Number: 0x00ABCDEF
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.LP
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Device: Eth0
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.LP
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Frame Type: 802.2.
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.P
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There is a special IPX interface per host known as the
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.B PRIMARY
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or default interface.
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.SS OPTIONS
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.TP
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.I add
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This option is used to create an IPX interface. If the
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.B -p
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flag is used, the interface is flagged as the
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.B PRIMARY
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interface. The IPX network number may optionally be specified. If it is not
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specified it is set to 0 which indicates it should be automatically detected
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by analysis of the existing IPX traffic on the network.
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.TP
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.I del
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This option is used to delete an IPX interface.
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.TP
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.I check
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This option is used to display the network number associated with a specified
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device and frame type combination.
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.TP
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.I help
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This option displays summarised usage instructions.
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.SH FILES
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.I /proc/net/ipx_interface /proc/net/ipx_route
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.SH BUGS
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This functionality really belongs in
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.B
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ifconfig(8).
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.SH AUTHOR
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Greg Page <greg.page@caldera.com>
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