IPX/SPX protocol information
Message
Description
Status
The current IPX/SPX protocol status:
Ready: The print server is waiting for data over IPX/SPX.
Disabled: IPX/SPX was manually disabled.
Initializing: The print server is registering the node address
or name. An additional status message might also display.
Note
If the print server is not ready, an error code and message
displays.
Node Name
The print server’s IPX/SPX name. The default name is
NPIXXXXXX, where XXXXXX is the last six digits of the LAN
hardware (MAC) address.
Primary Frame Type
The frame type selection on the print server:
Auto Select: The print server automatically senses and limits
the frame type to the first one detected.
EN_802.3: The print server limits the frame type to IPX over
IEEE 802.3 frames. All others frames are counted and
discarded.
EN_II: The print server limits the frame type to IPX over
Ethernet frames. All others frames are counted and
discarded.
EN_802.2: The print server limits the frame type to IPX over
IEEE 802.2 with IEEE 802.3 frames. All others frames are
counted and discarded.
EN_SNAP: The print server limits the frame type to IPX over
SNAP with IEEE 802.3 frames. All others frames are counted
and discarded.
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Network
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
The first column, Network, specifies the network number
associated with a protocol frame type used for communication
between a server and the print server.
Unknown: The print server is still trying to determine which
network number to use.
Frame Type
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
The second column, Frame Type, specifies the frame type
used with the associated network number: EN_II, EN_802.2,
EN_SNAP, and EN_802.3.
Unless you have manually configured a specific frame type,
the print server automatically determines the protocol frame
type by listening to the network data being transferred over
the network.
Disabled: A specific frame type for that network has been
manually configured.
RCVD
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
The third column, RCVD, specifies how many packets have
been received for each frame type.
Message
Description
EN
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