This package provides IPX/SPX Protocols Suite support for AIX, and includes support of IPX, SPX, SPX II, RIP and SAP protocols. This package also includes SMIT support for configuration and management of the protocol suite, and "C" languageinclude files for programs written to exploit IPX/SPX protocols.
The requisite fileset for this package, ipx.msg.en_US, is automatically installed.
Note: The IPX/SPX Backward Compatibility Package ipx.rte contains an older level IPX/SPX protocol suite. This package is included in AIX Version 4.3 to handle the rare cases when an existing IPX/SPX application is not binary compatible with AIX Version 4.3 IPX/SPX (ipx.base package). The IPX/SPX Backward Compatibility software requires approximately 1.5 megabytes of disk space.IPX/SPX Backward Compatibility Package (ipx.rte) cannot be installed on a system that has the AIX Version 4.3 IPX/SPX Package (ipx.base) installed.
| Fileset Name | Description | Requisite Software |
|---|---|---|
| ipx.base.api
IPX/SPX API Files |
"C" language include files for IPX/SPX Applications. | ipx.msg.en_US |
| ipx.base.lib
IPX/SPX Libraries |
IPX/SPX support libraries. | ipx.msg.en_US |
| ipx.base.rte
IPX/SPX Runtime |
IPX/SPX Protocols Stack Runtime. | ipx.msg.en_US |
| ipx.base.smit
IPX/SPX SMIT |
IPX/SPX SMIT Panels. | ipx.msg.en_US |
The IPX/SPX Protocol Suite software requires approximately 8.2 megabytes of disk space.
This package is mutually exclusive with the package ipx.rte, which is provided for the customers requiring older level IPX/SPX protocol stack.
If the system being migrated has ipx.rte package (older level IPX/SPX) installed, after migration install, customers need to configure the new protocol stack using SMIT, based on their old IPX/SPX configuration (if any). The old IPX/SPX configuration file will be left intact by the migration install.