Chapter 2 The Database Server
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♦ The IPX protocols is not started unless they are explicitly requested. It is
recommended that you use SPX instead of IPX.
The list is a comma-separated list of settings taken from the following case-
insensitive list:
♦
ALL Start all communications links that are supported on this platform
by the server that you are starting. This is the default.
♦
IPX Supported by NetWare, Windows NT, and Windows 95/98
network servers. This protocol is deprecated, and is not started by
default, as SPX provides a faster and more robust solution for IPX/SPX
communications.
♦
NamedPipes (NP) Supported on Windows NT, as an alternative
means of same-machine communication.
♦
NetBIOS Supported by Windows NT and Windows 95/98 network
database servers.
♦
NONE Do not start any communications links except for the shared
memory link.
♦
SPX Supported by NetWare, Windows NT, and Windows 95/98
network servers.
♦
TCPIP (TCP) Supported by the network server on all operating
systems. This communications link is also supported by the personal
database server for same-machine communications.
The database server always listens on port 2638, even if you specify a
different port using a network communication parameter. Hence,
applications can connect to the database server without specifying a port
number. For information, see "ServerPort parameter" on page 70.
An exception is the HP-UX operating system, on which the server does
not listen on port 2638 if it is started on another port.
For some protocols, additional parameters may be provided, in the format
-x tcpip(PARM1=value1;PARM2=value2;...)
For UNIX, quotation marks are required if more than one parameter is
supplied:
-x "tcpip(PARM1=value1;PARM2=value2;...)"
$ For a description of available parameters, see "Network
communications parameters" on page 65.
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