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ipx/spx protocol talks more than tcp/ip?

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by tommydigital

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Why does the ipx/spx protocol broadcast so much? I have 5 winnt/2k servers and 3 netware servers on my LAN. Two of the netware servers are print servers. Why does netware account for 70 percent of the network traffic? Much of that seems to be broadcasts. Any ideas? Is there any thing that I should look for?

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by rbgnr111

ipx is a chatty protocal, sort of like
microsofts netbios or netbeui. if you have
netware 5 or newer you can switch them to pure
IP and not have to deal with it.

by erikdr

Correct. And in addition:
The 'broadcast' system in IPX/SPX is replaced by a more 'on demand know where to find' system by Novells TCP/IP implementation. It uses kind of service directory through an add-on protocol called SLP (Service Location Protocol), also used in some Linux implementations.

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