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How LIP works
In NetWare versions earlier than NetWare 4, the workstation initiated a
negotiation with the NetWare server, during the connection process, to
determine an acceptable packet size.
If, during this negotiation, the server detected a router between it and the
station, the server made the maximum packet size 576 bytes.
In NetWare 4, the station still initiates acceptable packet size. However, the
server does not default to 576 bytes when a router is detected.
Instead, the station checks the maximum size supported by the router,
thereby allowing the station more flexibility in determining an acceptable
packet size.
LIP functionality is implemented for DOS clients through the station’s
NET.CFG file.
On the NetWare Services server, LIP-related configuration parameters can
be found in the nwconfig file.
For more information on LIP, see “Setting up Additional Protocol Support”
in the NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows Technical Reference.
Leaf objects
Objects that don’t contain any other objects, located at the end of a branch in
the Directory tree.
Files are also leaf objects in the file system.
See also: “Object.”
Link Support Layer (LSL)
A software module that implements the interface between drivers and
protocol stacks. It essentially acts like a switchboard, directing packets
between the drivers and protocol stacks.
Any ODI LAN driver can communicate with any ODI stack protocol
through the LSL. The LSL handles the communication between the protocol
stack and MLIDs.