Technical data

D-2 IPX Addressing 90362-01
When you assign an IPX network number to a NetBlazer, the NetBlazer
assigns a random node number. For example, you can assign the network
number 331hex to the NetBlazer. The NetBlazer assigns the node number
of CEE2hex. Its full IPX address is 331.CEE2 in hexadecimal.
When you assign an IPX network number to an interface such as “en0” (an
Ethernet card), the NetBlazer finds the Media-Access Control protocol
(MAC) address of the device and uses the MAC number as the IPX node
number. The NetBlazer finds the MAC address of en0, that is,
C0703420hex, and sets that as en0’s IPX node number. The full IPX address
of en0 is then 333.C0703420 in hexadecimal.
IPX Internal Network Number
An IPX internal network number uniquely identifies a logical network that
may or may not be the same as a physical network. An internal network
number is an 8-digit hexadecimal similar to an IPX network number. The
NetBlazer internal network numbers are mainly used for ACS and IPX
SNMP.
IPX Port Number
An IPX address can have a third part: the port or socket number. A port
number is a 4-digit hexadecimal number in the 1 to FFFE range (omit
leading zeros). Not every IPX address has a port number; for example, an
interface address has only two parts.
Stations such as file servers have port or socket numbers. For example, a file
server can have the address 321.1.451 in hexadecimal. Port numbers are
used by IPX servers and devices to communicate with each other.