Cabletron Systems HSIM-W6 Manual De Usuario
Chapter 7: General Configuration Using Local Management
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Enabling the IPX SAP Protocol on a Port
IPX Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) is used by IPX to exchange information about Novell
service providing nodes, such as file servers and print servers that are available. IPX SAP builds
and maintains a database, the Service Advertising Table, containing the addresses and routes to
specific service providing nodes, and advertises this information over the network.
service providing nodes, such as file servers and print servers that are available. IPX SAP builds
and maintains a database, the Service Advertising Table, containing the addresses and routes to
specific service providing nodes, and advertises this information over the network.
Each router running IPX SAP gathers this LAN based information from the locally connected
network segments and adds it to its Service Advertising Table. Each table contains the Novell
Network Number and type of services available on all Novell servers known to the IPX SAP. IPX
routing services uses this information to provide internetworked NetWare clients with access to
these services.
network segments and adds it to its Service Advertising Table. Each table contains the Novell
Network Number and type of services available on all Novell servers known to the IPX SAP. IPX
routing services uses this information to provide internetworked NetWare clients with access to
these services.