Installation and New Features Guide (Mac OS)

Appendix A: MacIPX control panel
You can use the MacIPX control panel to:
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select the network interface for your MacIPX-based applications
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change parameters that MacIPX uses (if necessary)
Using an Ethernet or token-ring network interface for MacIPX
The MacIPX control panel displays icons for the available network
interfaces, such as Ethernet, AppleTalk, and token ring. MacIPX
automatically configures itself for the first networking environment it
detects when the Macintosh starts.
AppleTalk users For information on selecting an AppleTalk interface and
related options, see “Using an AppleTalk interface for MacIPX” on page A-4”.
PCI Power Macintosh users (such as Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 8500,
9500)
These Macintosh models use Open Transport networking.
Warning Be sure to use Open Transport version 1.0.7 or later.
To switch between network interfaces (Ethernet, token ring, or AppleTalk):
1. Open the MacIPX control panel.
2. Click one of the icons to select it.
The software on your computer system determines which icons you see.
MacIPX control panel
After you select the IPX
interface, the control panel
displays the network
number and node number
of your Macintosh on the
selected interface