NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

1-50

NetWare Glossary

In an Ethernet environment, stations communicate with each other by

sending data in frames along an Ethernet cabling system.

Different Ethernet standards use different frame formats. NetWare 4 uses the

IEEE 802.2 standard by default.

NetWare Services uses 802.2 as its default if no IPX networks are found. If

Networks are discovered, NWDISCOVER conﬁgures the frame type to

match.

The following ﬁgure illustrates the Ethernet 802.2 frame.

Figure 1-17 Ethernet 802.2 frame

Use a frame statement to conﬁgure stations for Ethernet standards other than

802.2. For servers and routers, add the frame statement to the nwconﬁg ﬁle.

For workstations, add the frame statement to the NET.CFG ﬁle.

In addition to 802.2, you can use one of the following frame types:

• Ethernet 802.3. The default frame type used in NetWare 3.11 and earlier. This

frame type is also referred to as the raw frame. Don’t use this frame on a network

that uses protocols other than IPX. The following figure illustrates the Ethernet

802.3 raw frame.

Destination Source Length

DSAP SSAP

Data unit

Control

662

42-14961 or 2

All units in bytes

46-1500