Installation and New Features Guide (Mac OS)

Appendix A: MacIPX control panel
You can use the MacIPX control panel to:
1 select the network interface for your applications which use MacIPX
1 change parameters that MacIPX uses (if necessary)
Important For enhanced performance, TCP/IP is recommended.
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 computer users (such as 4400, 7200, 7500, 8500, 9500 or
later and other Mac OS computers) These Mac OS models use Open
Transport networking.
Warning Be sure to use Open Transport version 1.1 or later.
To switch between network interfaces (Ethernet, Token Ring, or
AppleTalk):
1. Open the MacIPX control panel.
MacIPX control panel