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IPX/SPX

IPX/SPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange. IPX and SPX are networking protocols used initially on networks using the (since discontinued) Novell NetWare operating systems. They also became widely used on networks deploying Microsoft Windows LANs, as they replaced NetWare LANs, but are no longer widely used. IPX/SPX was…

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Based on
XNS
Developer
Novell
Hardware
Ethernet, others
Introduction
1983; 43 years ago (1983)
OSI layer
3 and 4
Purpose
LAN

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IPX/SPX

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples81
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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IPX/SPX

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related to Legacy · 23
IPX/SPX → BorderManager, Both Microsoft, However, In, Internet, IP, IPX, IPX LANs, NCP, NetWare, NetWare/IP, Novell, Novell's, OES-Linux, OES-NetWare, Open Enterprise Server, Proxy Server/ISA Server, TCP/IP, TCP/IP-only, The
related to Windows · 20
IPX/SPX → Because, For, In, IPX/SPX's, Its, LANs, Microsoft, Microsoft's IPX/SPX, NCP, NetBIOS, NetWare, Novell, Novell's, NWLink, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Server, Windows Vista, Windows' SMB/NetBIOS, Workgroups
related to Protocol layers · 16
IPX/SPX → Internet, Internet Protocol, IP, IPX, LAN, LANs, NAKs, OSI, SPP, SPX, SPX's, TCP, TCP/IP, The SPX, This, Xerox Network Systems' IDP
related to DOS · 14
IPX/SPX → DOS, DOS-era, DOSBox, Initial, IPX, Kahn, Kali, LAN-only, Later, Many, NetWare, Novell's, This, UDP
Based on · 1
IPX/SPX → XNS
Developer · 1
IPX/SPX → Novell
Hardware · 1
IPX/SPX → Ethernet, others
Introduction · 1
IPX/SPX → 1983; 43 years ago (1983)
OSI layer · 1
IPX/SPX → 3 and 4
Purpose · 1
IPX/SPX → LAN

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ipx spx netware tcp protocol windows client ip support used novell network also networks networking protocols stack server microsoft ncp

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IPX/SPXBased onXNS1.00infobox
IPX/SPXDeveloperNovell1.00infobox
IPX/SPXHardwareEthernet, others1.00infobox
IPX/SPXIntroduction1983; 43 years ago (1983)1.00infobox
IPX/SPXOSI layer3 and 41.00infobox
IPX/SPXPurposeLAN1.00infobox
Doominstance ofbut also by games0.80text
Warcraft IIIinstance ofbut also by games0.80text
IPX/SPXrelated to DOSNovell's0.60section
IPX/SPXrelated to DOSNetWare0.60section
IPX/SPXrelated to DOSDOS0.60section
IPX/SPXrelated to DOSInitial0.60section

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