2.2.1.2.96 IPX_ADAPTER_INFO

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The IPX_ADAPTER_INFO structure MAY<87> be used to contain the adapter information for the IPX. When this structure is encapsulated in RTR_TOC_ENTRY (section 2.2.1.2.4), the InfoType value used MUST be 0x00000007.  

 typedef struct _IPX_ADAPTER_INFO {
   ULONG PacketType;
   WCHAR AdapterName[MAX_ADAPTOR_NAME_LEN];
 } IPX_ADAPTER_INFO,
  *PIPX_ADAPTER_INFO;

PacketType: The PacketType field indicates the contents of the payload portion of the IPX packet. It allows several client protocols to use the IPX and be identified by the IPX router. The following table lists some common defined values of the IPX packet type.

Value

Meaning

0x0000

Unspecified

0x0001

RIP

0x0004

SAP/Normal IPX

0x0005

SPX

0x0014

IPX WAN broadcast (used for NetBIOS over IPX broadcasts)

AdapterName: Name of the adapter. The MAX_ADAPTER_NAME_LEN value is defined as follows.

 #define MAX_ADAPTOR_NAME_LEN 48