INFO: Configuration Needed to Run RPC Apps Using IPX Protocol

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes certain conmponents that need to be installed when running RPC applications using the IPX/SPX protocol.

MORE INFORMATION

All the information below assumes that the IPX/SPX protocol is installed and the 16-bit runtimes are installed where needed.

Platform        Application    Protocol Sequence    Component needed
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows NT      Server         ncadg_ipx            Client Services
                                                    for Netware(WKS) or
                                                    Gateway Services
                                                    for Netware(SVR)

Windows NT      Server         ncacn_spx            Client Services
                                                    for Netware(WKS) or
                                                    Gateway Services
                                                    for Netware(SVR)

Windows 95      Server         ncacn_spx            no additional component

Windows NT      Client(32-bit) ncadg_ipx            SAP agent; else
                                                    use IPX addresses
                                                    (see note (2)
                                                    below) else Server
                                                    must have Gateway
                                                    Services for
                                                    Netware

Windows NT      Client(32-bit) ncacn_spx            as above

Windows 95      Client(32-bit) ncacn_spx            Client for Novell
                                                    Netware else use
                                                    IPX addresses
                                                    (see note (2) below)

Windows NT      Client(16-bit) ncadg_ipx            SAP agent; else
                                                    use IPX addresses
                                                    (see note (2)
                                                    below) else Server
                                                    must have Gateway
                                                    Services for
                                                    Netware

Windows NT      Client(16-bit) ncacn_spx            as above

Windows 95      Client(16-bit) ncacn_spx            Only way to
                                                    connect to server is
                                                    by using IPX
                                                    addresses (see note
                                                    (2) below) 

1. Windows 95 does not support ncadg_ipx.



2. IPX addresses : The IPX address of the computer must be of the form ~XXXXXXXXYYYYYYYYYYYY. For example, if a computer's network address is 00006112 and its node address is 00AA0060DA28, you should use ~0000611200AA0060DA28.

Keywords : kbnetwork kbAPI kbNTOS310 kbNTOS350 kbNTOS351 kbRPC kbSDKPlatform kbWinOS95 kbWinOS311 kbGrpNet
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