Avaya Cajun P882 - Manual (Page 349)

Cajun P550/P880/P882 Switch User Guide
Configuring IPX Routing
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Refer to Table 12-1 for a description of the IPX datagram Structure
fields:
Table 12-1. IPX Datagram Structure Fields
Field Definition
Checksum Provides integrity checking.
Note: Checksum is normally not enabled in IPX
networks and is usually set to 0xFFFF.
Packet Length Length (in bytes) of the packet.
Transport
Control Number of routers a packet has traversed. This is
used to discard a packet if the packet traverses a
maximum number of routers (16).
Packet Type Indicates the type of service required or offered by
the packet. Types include:
• Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX packet)
• NetWare Core Protocol (NCP packet)
• NetBIOS (propagated packet)
Destination
Network The IPX network address of the destination
network.
Destination
Node The MAC address of the destination node.
Destination
Socket Address of the process running in the destination
node. Sockets route packets to different processes
within the same node.
Source Network The network address of the source network.
Source Node The MAC address of the source node.
Source Socket Address of the process running in the source
node.