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From: johnm@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco
Subject: Re: Routing IPX Packet Drivers
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.035147.86427@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 11 Mar 91 17:51:46 GMT
References: <33082@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: Monash University
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In article <33082@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, quinn@mgr.hjf.org (Kevin Quinn) writes:
> ... Novell Netware 286 offers the packet drivers to do IPX and TCP
>simultaniously.  To use the packet drivers you need to configure Netware
>to use packet type 8137.  

A common mis-conception, but false.  Use version 7 (or the soon to be
released version 9) Clarkson Packet Drivers with the -n option.

> ... Also any comments on packet drivers in general would be great. 

We like Packet Drivers because they localize the interface card-specific
networking code.  Having setup parameters on the command line of
Clarkson Packet Drivers is very handy.  We use the multiple protocol /
multiple encapsulation capability to remote-boot using IPX/802.3
hundreds of PCs which can then also use IP/Bluebook to communicate with
host computers.

	John
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