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Is IPX Necessary 1
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marvhuffaker
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Don't pull IPX off of your server until you have fully configured SLP. Otherwise you will have problems logging in from workstations.
In INETCFG, I like to keep a nice clean config. Instead of disabling it, remove it completely. In the PROTOCOLS section, highlight IPX and then press DELETE. This will take it back to the UNCONFIGURED state and remove any IPX binding.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
In INETCFG, I like to keep a nice clean config. Instead of disabling it, remove it completely. In the PROTOCOLS section, highlight IPX and then press DELETE. This will take it back to the UNCONFIGURED state and remove any IPX binding.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
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marvhuffaker
MIS
How many servers do you have?
On your server console, type:
DISPLAY SLP DAS
It should come back with something like this:
SERVERNAME:display slp das
SLP LOOPBACK : v2 : ACTIVE : MYCOOLSCOPE : IANA : 31 : 0ms
Total Active: 1 Total Inactive: 0
If it doesn't come back with something similar, you don't have it configured. You can also do this:
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES
If nothing comes back, same thing. You should hopefully get a list. Sometimes, it's possible to get a list based on default setups even if you haven't really configured it, so this one is a little fuzzy.
Typically in a well configured network, you'll have the following:
- at least 1 server running SLPDA.NLM
- an SLP Directory Agent object in the tree
- an SLP Named Scope defined
- SLP Parameters configured on server
- SLP Parameters configured/distributed to workstations either via DHCP or manual configuration.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
On your server console, type:
DISPLAY SLP DAS
It should come back with something like this:
SERVERNAME:display slp das
SLP LOOPBACK : v2 : ACTIVE : MYCOOLSCOPE : IANA : 31 : 0ms
Total Active: 1 Total Inactive: 0
If it doesn't come back with something similar, you don't have it configured. You can also do this:
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES
If nothing comes back, same thing. You should hopefully get a list. Sometimes, it's possible to get a list based on default setups even if you haven't really configured it, so this one is a little fuzzy.
Typically in a well configured network, you'll have the following:
- at least 1 server running SLPDA.NLM
- an SLP Directory Agent object in the tree
- an SLP Named Scope defined
- SLP Parameters configured on server
- SLP Parameters configured/distributed to workstations either via DHCP or manual configuration.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
marvhuffaker
MIS
If you want to mess around with SLP and see more about what is happening in your tree, here are some other commands you can use:
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES
- This will list all SLP services that have registered.
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES BINDERY.NOVELL
- This will list all NetWare servers that have registered. You don't necessarily have to understand everything you see, but you're looking for consistency in the listing and you also want all servers to show up in the list.
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES PORTAL.NOVELL
- This will list all servers running the portal, which is also how your servers identify other servers in the list on "Managed Server List" inside the portal.
SLP Parameters I usually configure:
SET SLP SCOPE LIST = MYCOOLSCOPE
(Name it whatever, but make sure your NDS SLP Scope Object is named the same)
SET SLP DA DISCOVERY OPTIONS = 4
(This forces the server to use the ETC\SLP.CFG file to locate the SLPDA and register services. See next note)
\ETC\SLP.CFG (Edit this file, add this line, Make sure to put a carriage return at the end)
DA IPV4, x.x.x.x (IP address of SLP DA server) (Note that you don't need this on your actual SLP DA server.
On your Workstation, from a command prompt:
C:\> SLPINFO /ALL
- This will show what your workstation knows about your network SLP setup. Its hard to explain what you should see here, but it can be very useful in troubleshooting SLP issues.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES
- This will list all SLP services that have registered.
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES BINDERY.NOVELL
- This will list all NetWare servers that have registered. You don't necessarily have to understand everything you see, but you're looking for consistency in the listing and you also want all servers to show up in the list.
DISPLAY SLP SERVICES PORTAL.NOVELL
- This will list all servers running the portal, which is also how your servers identify other servers in the list on "Managed Server List" inside the portal.
SLP Parameters I usually configure:
SET SLP SCOPE LIST = MYCOOLSCOPE
(Name it whatever, but make sure your NDS SLP Scope Object is named the same)
SET SLP DA DISCOVERY OPTIONS = 4
(This forces the server to use the ETC\SLP.CFG file to locate the SLPDA and register services. See next note)
\ETC\SLP.CFG (Edit this file, add this line, Make sure to put a carriage return at the end)
DA IPV4, x.x.x.x (IP address of SLP DA server) (Note that you don't need this on your actual SLP DA server.
On your Workstation, from a command prompt:
C:\> SLPINFO /ALL
- This will show what your workstation knows about your network SLP setup. Its hard to explain what you should see here, but it can be very useful in troubleshooting SLP issues.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
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