5.2 Alternative Novell Netware configurations

5 Other types of network

5.2 Alternative Novell Netware configurations

There are two common standards for formatting data transmitted over Ethernet-type networks. The original Xerox Ethernet standard specifiedthat each data packet had 'Frame Type' information at the start. Later,the ISO and IEEE 802.3 standards replaced this with a 'Frame Length'field. It is also possible for TCP/IP to be in use.

Most recent Novell installations use ISO/IEEE 802.3 'Frame Length'packets. Older setups are likely to use 'Frame Type' packets, and ifyour network does this you should use the -pIPX switch withPCNE2. To check which is in use:

ask your network supervisor
find a DOS machine which is already connected to the network.
1. In the\NET (or similar) directory, look for a file calledNET.CFG and display it on the screen.
2. Lines similar to:
```
Frame ETHERNET_802.3Frame ETHERBET_802.2Frame ETHERNET_SNAP
```
  mean ISO packets are in use: use the -pISOswitch.
3. Lines similar to:
```
Frame ETHERNET_II
```
  mean you need to use the -pIPX switch. If you arestill unsure, try both, as in:
```
RMEnsure PCNE2 1.83 RMLoad <Diva$Dir>.PCNE2 -pIPX -pISO
```