What are the differences between the old intraNetWare IPX/IP Gateway and the new IP/IP Gateway that is part of BorderManager?
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jun 1998
Q.
Dear Ab-end: What are the differences between the old intraNetWare IPX/IP Gateway and the new IP/IP Gateway that is part of BorderManager?
—Unsure and Unsung
A.
Dear Unsure: The new IP/IP Gateway is part of Novell's IP Gateway, which includes both the IPX/IP Gateway and the IP/IP Gateway with a Circuit Level Gateway-firewall. The IP/IP Gateway encapsulates TCP in IP packets, while the IPX/IP Gateway encapsulates TCP in IPX packets.
The intraNetWare IPX/IP Gateway features the following items:
Socket Interface
Administered via NWAdmn3x Snap-in and INETCFG
Client Connections limited to 250
Typeful NDS Context
Only one gateway (IPX/IP)
The new BorderManager IP Gateway features the following items:
ECB Interface
Administered via NWAdmn95 Snap-in only
Up to 1000 Client Connections
Typeless NDS Context
Includes both an IP/IP Gateway and an IPX/IP Gateway
For more information about the Novell IP/IP Gateway, go to the www.support.novell.com Web site and look up the "IP/IP Gateway FAQ," document number 2928288.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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