Phase Out of Novell IPX Protocol on Campus Network

NUIT will stop routing the Novell IPX protocol across the campus backbone network on January 2, 2005. Novell servers should be upgraded as necessary to use the TCP/IP protocol instead.

NUIT recommends that current Novell IPX users migrate to Novell server operating system 5.1 or above in order to use TCP/IP. Additional assistance will be available from NUIT to identify servers using IPX and consult on migration, as well as on moving local servers to NUIT Computing Services facilities and administration or moving Novell networks to MS Win2000.

If left unaddressed prior to the implementation date, then end users may be unable to connect to departmental Novell file and print services.

NUIT recommends that current Novell IPX users migrate to Novell server operating system 5.1 or above in order to use TCP/IP.

• Novell-based IPX routing to be phased out by NUIT (11/04) ( PDF 108K)
• Checking in with IT (Observer 10/24/02) ( PDF 74K)
• Novell-based IPX routing to be phased out by NUIT (10/02) ( PDF 12K)

If you need assistance migrating from Novell IPX to TCP/IP, contact NUIT Distributed Support Services at dss@northwestern.edu.