PROTOCOL


Purpose

Use at the server console to


Syntax

PROTOCOL [REGISTER protocol frame id#]

Parameter Use to

(no parameter)

Display the protocols registered on your server.

REGISTER

Register a protocol.

It is only necessary to use PROTOCOL REGISTER in unusual cases, such as when using a new media.

protocol

Specify the protocol name.

frame

Specify the name representing the frame type that is to be bound to the communication protocol.

id#

Specify the protocol identification number (also called a protocol ID, PID, an Ethernet type or E-type, or an SAP).

This number is a unique, assigned hexadecimal number that tells the server how to recognize data coming from a certain network board through a designated communication protocol (such as IPXTM).


Using PROTOCOL


Additional Information

Topic See

Binding protocols to a LAN driver

BIND.



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