Re: Kernel & IPX

Chris Wedgwood (cw@ix.net.nz)
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:47:44 +1200


On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 02:40:16PM -0700, Gavin M. Roy wrote:

> I tired to find the list linux-ipx first but it doesnt seem to be
> functioning. Does anyone know if the kernel will support passing
> through IPX traffic from one NIC to the other?

Not by default... especially if you don't configre IPX routing or IPX
at all...

> I want to setup a firewall, and couldnt find any information on
> firwalling my IP traffic and passing through my IPX traffic.

For IP, there are firewalling rules. For IPX you either route or you
don't.

> What happens to IPX in the kernel if on one NIC is a IPX/IP network
> and the other is an IP/IPX wan connection?

If routing is enable, packets will be passed, if not -- packets will
not.

-cw

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