
To prevent loops, this network path information is analyzed upon receipt at a router and the packet is forwarded to all networks except those on which it has already been.

The series of IPX networks on which the IPX WAN Broadcast packet has traveled is recorded by IPX routers as the packet is propagated through an IPX internetwork. Figure 5.17 NetBIOS Over IPX Broadcast Packet Structure Network 1–Network 8 (IPX WAN Broadcast Header) The first eight fields (Network 1 through Network 8) are the IPX WAN Broadcast header. NetBIOS over IPX Broadcast packets have a Packet Type of 0x14, a Destination Node number of 0xFF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF, and a Source and Destination Socket number of 0x455. The NetBIOS over IPX Broadcast header, shown in Figure 5.17, is a combination of the IPX WAN Broadcast header and a NetBIOS header, which is placed immediately after the IPX header. Ensure that you configure each connection to use only those protocols and components that are required to create a network connection that functions correctly.

The network connection Properties dialog box opens.

Important Network protocols and components that were designed for earlier versions of Windows might not run successfully in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2.
