Difference between revisions of "IPX"

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'''ipx true'''<br />
 
'''ipx true'''<br />
 
or disable it with command:<br />
 
or disable it with command:<br />
'''ipx false'''<br />
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'''ipx false'''<br /><br />
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Note, that the IPX feature of DOSBox does not connect to an existing IPX network,<br />
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it provides an UDP based emulation of such.<br /><br />
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This means, one client has to start a server and let the others connect to it.<br />
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In a network with ''server'' and ''client'', use the following commands,<br />
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to set up IPX networking:<br /><br />
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On ''server'' start the IPX server by typing:<br />
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'''ipxnet startserver'''<br /><br />
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and on ''client'' type:<br />
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'''ipxnet connect ''server'' '''

Revision as of 15:37, 26 February 2009

ipx = true | false
Enables / Disables IPX protocol under DOSBox
You can enable IPX later in the DOSBox command line with command:
ipx true
or disable it with command:
ipx false

Note, that the IPX feature of DOSBox does not connect to an existing IPX network,
it provides an UDP based emulation of such.

This means, one client has to start a server and let the others connect to it.
In a network with server and client, use the following commands,
to set up IPX networking:

On server start the IPX server by typing:
ipxnet startserver

and on client type:
ipxnet connect server