IPX diagnostics socket (453) on Cisco

[Ron Stone]

Hello all. I am looking for some information about the ability of an
AGS+ or 7000 to answer IPX diagnostic packets. Does any version of
the software allow opening of socket 453? The reason for wanting to
do so is to monitor the status of a port routing IPX.

Thanks for any help.

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Ron Stone rst...@ccs.carleton.ca

[John Wright]

In <rstone.764011281@superior> rst...@superior.carleton.ca (Ron Stone) writes:

>Hello all. I am looking for some information about the ability of an
>AGS+ or 7000 to answer IPX diagnostic packets. Does any version of
>the software allow opening of socket 453? The reason for wanting to
>do so is to monitor the status of a port routing IPX.

Here is my ressponse to your posting on comp.sys.novell:

In <rstone.763989887@superior> rst...@superior.carleton.ca (Ron Stone) writes:

>I am looking for some information about the IPX implimentation on
>CISCO AGS+ & 7000's running pre 9.21 revs of the software. I am
>looking for two bits of information:

>Do they support sockets, and in particular, socket 453, the diagnostic
>socket.

IPX/SPX diag packets are not supported in cisco routers. It is not a
requirement to support the diagnostic packet to be Novell IPX Router
certified by Novell Labs.

>If not, are they registered in the bindery, and if so, as what "type".

IPX RIP Routers have no 'services' and don't advertise themselves.

>What is the status in 9.21, which I understand is Novell Certified?

9.21(2.1) is now available. Yes, 9.21 was Novell Labs tested and approved.

Novell seems to be moving towards favoring the multi-vendor standard
of SNMP (either via IP or IPX) even so far as to provide IPX Router
MIB definitions in the new NLSP specification. I see no mention
of the diagnostic packet in the NLSP specification.

Regards,
John Wright
cisco Systems, Inc.