9 Feb
2001
9 Feb
'01
5:21 p.m.
Chris Allen wrote:
I have never found anything that uses IPX at all (maybe I don't use enough software :-) - and have removed the protocol altogether from my networking.
I just left:
NetBEUI (for local Windows machines - won't go through our IP router to the net)
You don't even need this, as Netbios broadcasts are made to the Broadcast address which routers should not forward (depending on the config) I would use TCP/IP exclusively as it cuts down on overall traffic (as NetBIOS broadcasts are only made once instead of twice (once for each protocol)) and makes it much easier to diagnose problems as you are only relying on one protocol which is far more scalable than any M$/IBM cludge.
Adam