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Network - IPX Network Numbers and

Internetwork Addresses In Novell NetWare networks, IPX external and internal network numbers are assigned. The IPX external network number is a unique hexadecimal value associated with a network or network cable segment. The value may be from one to eight hexadecimal digits (up to 4 bytes), and is assigned arbitrarily. The IPX internal network number is a hexadecimal number that uniquely identifies an individual file server. This value can also be from one to eight hexadecimal digits, and it is assigned arbitrarily to the server during the installation of the networking software. An IPX internetwork address in NetWare is a three-part, 12-byte address. The first part (4 bytes) is the IPX external network number. The middle part (6 bytes) is the node number. The third part (2 bytes) is the socket number, which is the number associated with a particular device or process. IPX internetwork addresses are generally represented as hexadecimal values, so they can have as many as 24 digits associated with them. (And you thought that 10 telephone digits were too much trouble!) SEE ALSO Address