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Novell IPX Over Various WAN Media (IPXWAN)

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Network Working Group                                           M. Allen
Request For Comments: 1634                                  Novell, Inc.
Obsoletes: 1551, 1362                                           May 1994
Category: Informational

               Novell IPX Over Various WAN Media (IPXWAN)

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  This memo
   does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of
   this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

   This document describes how Novell IPX operates over various WAN
   media.  Specifically, it describes the common "IPX WAN" protocol
   Novell uses to exchange necessary router to router information prior
   to exchanging standard IPX routing information and traffic over WAN
   datalinks. This document supercedes RFC 1362 and RFC 1551. The
   changes from RFC 1551 are to correct a problem in the wording when an
   RFC 1362 router talks to an RFC 1551 router and to allow numbers to
   be specified in a Router Name.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction ................................................. 2
   1.1 Operation Over PPP ........................................... 2
   1.2 Operation Over X.25 Switched Virtual Circuits ................ 2
   1.3 Operation Over X.25 Permanent Virtual Circuits ............... 3
   1.4 Operation Over Frame Relay ................................... 3
   1.5 Operation Over Other WAN Media ............................... 3
   2.  Glossary Of Terms ............................................ 4
   3.  IPX WAN Protocol Description ................................. 4
   3.1 The Initial Negotiation ...................................... 5
   3.2 Information Exchange ......................................... 9
   3.3 NAK Packets .................................................. 10
   4.  Information Exchange Packet Formats .......................... 10
   4.1 Timer Request Packet ......................................... 12
   4.2 Timer Response Packet ........................................ 15
   4.3 Information Request Packet ................................... 16
   4.4 Information Response Packet .................................. 19
   5.  Running Unnumbered RIP ....................................... 20
   6.  Workstation Connectivity ..................................... 20
   7.  On-demand, Statically Routed Links ........................... 20
   8.  References ................................................... 22
   9.  Security Considerations ...................................... 22
   10. Author's Address.............................................. 23



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