Release Notes
Chapter 2, Read this after installation
Installing and configuring IPX/SPX

Installing and configuring IPX/SPX

IPX/SPX(TM) is provided with SCO OpenServer, and is installed when you select a full installation of the Connectivity component during installation.

IPX/SPX can be configured either during installation or after installation (by running the Network Configuration Manager to add the IPX/SPX stack to an existing or new networking card).

NOTE: The context-sensitive help and online documentation for IPX/SPX are part of the networking documentation bundled with TCP/IP. You must therefore install the documentation package of TCP/IP to get context-sensitive help and online documentation for IPX/SPX.

For system installation instructions, see Chapter 2, ``Installing or upgrading an SCO system'' in the SCO OpenServer Handbook. For information on the Network Configuration Manager, see ``Configuring protocols'' in Configuring Network Connections. 

Installing the DOS component of IPX/SPX

The DOS binary NVT.EXE provides support for Windows 95® and Windows NT® clients. NVT.EXE must be installed from a floppy. An image of the required DOS floppy is stored on the install CD-ROM. To create the floppy, follow these steps as root:

  1. Label a floppy diskette ``IPX/SPX DOS Component'' and use format(C) to format the diskette.

  2. Mount the CD:

    mount -r /dev/cd0 /mnt

  3. Change to the directory where the image is stored:

    cd /mnt/images/ipxspx

  4. Use dd(C) to copy the image to the formatted diskette:

    dd if=01 of=/dev/install bs=9k

  5. Verify the sum of the diskette matches the sum stored in 01sum:

    sum -r /dev/install

    should have the same output as

    cat 01sum

For further instructions, see ``Installing and using the DOS component'' in the Networking Guide. 

Terminal emulator products reported to work with IPX/SPX

The following DOS terminal emulator products are reported to work with the SCO OpenServer version of IPX/SPX: 

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 Vendor              Product                  Terminal types
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 SCO                 TermVision™              SCO UNIX/XENIX Console
                                              (ANSI), wy60, vt52,
                                              vt100, vt220, vt320,
                                              vt420
 JSB                 MultiView DeskTop,       vt100, vt220, vt241,
                     Version 4.2              SCO UNIX/XENIX Console
                                              (ANSI)
 Advanced S/W Tech   AST-Cons,                ansi, SCO color console
                     Version 1.0
 Century Software    Tiny TERM,               wy50, wy60, ansi,
                     Versions 1.0.8, 1.0.10   vt52, vt100/102, vt220
 DigiBoard           DoubleVIEW,              wy60, ansi,
                     Version 1.3              vt100 (untested)
 Spry Inc.           AIR for Windows          ansi, vt100, vt220, wy52
 U.A. Systems        Smart Terminal           ansi, esprit3, tvi925,
                                              vt100, wy50, wy350
 Walker, Richer,     WRQ Reflection 2+,       vt52, vt102, vt220,
 Quinn Inc.          Version 4.13             vt300-7, vt300-8, vt320

NOTE: SCO recommends choosing the ``scoansi'' terminal emulation if a particular emulator provides it; otherwise, choose ``ansi''.

Terminal emulators must support the INT14 or 6B capability.

An up-to-date list of terminal emulation products is available from SCO Support Services.