show ipx interface

To display the status of the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) interfaces configured in the Cisco IOS software and the parameters configured on each interface, use the show ipx interface command in EXEC mode.

show ipx interface [type number]

Syntax Description

type

(Optional) Interface type. It can be one of the following types: asynchronous, dialer, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), FDDI, loopback, null, serial, Token Ring, or tunnel.

number

(Optional) Interface number.

Command Modes

EXEC

Command History
Release Modification

10.0

This command was introduced.

12.0(1)T

This command was modified to add GGS filters and some counters per interface.

Examples

The following is sample output from the show ipx interface command:

Router# show ipx interface serial 2/0

Serial2/0 is up, line protocol is up
  IPX address is 123.00e0.1efc.0b01 [up]
  Delay of this IPX network, in ticks is 6 throughput 0 link delay 0
  IPXWAN processing not enabled on this interface.
  IPX SAP update interval is 60 seconds
  IPX type 20 propagation packet forwarding is disabled
  Incoming access list is not set
  Outgoing access list is not set
  IPX helper access list is not set
  SAP GGS output filter list is 1000
  SAP GNS processing enabled, delay 0 ms, output filter list is not set
  SAP Input filter list is not set
  SAP Output filter list is not set
  SAP Router filter list is not set
  Input filter list is not set
  Output filter list is not set
  Router filter list is not set
  Netbios Input host access list is not set
  Netbios Input bytes access list is not set
  Netbios Output host access list is not set
  Netbios Output bytes access list is not set
  Updates each 60 seconds aging multiples RIP:3 SAP:3
  SAP interpacket delay is 55 ms, maximum size is 480 bytes
  RIP interpacket delay is 55 ms, maximum size is 432 bytes
   Watchdog spoofing is currently enabled
      On duration 1 hour(s), 00:24:50 remaining
      Off duration 18 minute(s), 00:00:00 remaining
      
   SPX spoofing is disabled, idle time 60
   IPX accounting is disabled
   IPX fast switching is not configured
   RIP packets received 0, RIP packets sent 26
   SAP packets received 0, SAP packets sent 25
 


Table 55: show ipx interface Field Descriptions
Field Description

Serial is ..., line protocol is...

Type of interface and whether it is currently active and inserted into the network (up) or inactive and not inserted (down).

IPX address is ...

Network and node address of the local router interface, followed by the type of encapsulation configured on the interface and the status of the interface. Refer to the ipx network command for a list of possible values.

    [up]

Indicates whether IPX routing is enabled (up) or disabled (down) on the interface.

NOVELL-ETHER

Type of encapsulation being used on the interface, if any.

Delay of this IPX network, in ticks ...

Value of the ticks field (configured with the ipx delay command).

    throughput

Throughput of the interface (configured with the ipx spx-idle-time interface configuration command).

    link delay

Link delay of the interface (configured with the ipx link-delay interface configuration command).

IPXWAN processing...

Indicates whether IPXWAN processing has been enabled on this interface with the ipx ipxwan command.

IPX SAP update interval

Indicates the frequency of outgoing Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) updates (configured with the ipx update interval command).

IPX type 20 propagation packet forwarding...

Indicates whether forwarding of IPX type 20 propagation packets (used by NetBIOS) is enabled or disabled on this interface, as configured with the ipx type-20-propagation command.

Incoming access list

Indicates whether an incoming access list has been configured on this interface.

Outgoing access list

Indicates whether an access list has been enabled with the ipx access-group command.

IPX helper access list

Number of the broadcast helper list applied to the interface with the ipx helper-list command.

SAP GGS output filter list

Number of the Get General Server (GGS) response filter applied to the interface with the ipx output-ggs-filter command.

SAP GNS processing ...

Indicates if GNS processing is enabled, what the response delay set is, and if there is any GNS output access-list configured

    delay

Indicates the delay of this ipx network, represented in metric ticks for routers on this interface using the IPX RIP routing protocol.

    output filter list

Number of the Get Nearest Server (GNS) response filter applied to the interface with the ipx output-gns-filter command.

SAP Input filter list

Number of the input SAP filter applied to the interface with the ipx input-sap-filter command.

SAP Output filter list

Number of the output SAP filter applied to the interface with the ipx input-sap-filter command.

SAP Router filter list

Number of the router SAP filter applied to the interface with the
ipx router-sap-filter command.

Input filter list

Number of the input filter applied to the interface with the
ipx input-network-filter command.

Output filter list

Number of the output filter applied to the interface with the
ipx output-network-filter command.

Router filter list

Number of the router entry filter applied to the interface with the
ipx router-filter command.

Netbios Input host access list

Name of the IPX NetBIOS input host filter applied to the interface with the ipx netbios input-access-filter host command.

Netbios Input bytes access list

Name of the IPX NetBIOS input bytes filter applied to the ipx netbios input-access-filter interface with the ipx netbios input-access-filter bytes command.

Netbios Output host access list

Name of the IPX NetBIOS output host filter applied to the interface with the ipx netbios input-access-filter host command.

Netbios Output bytes access list

Name of the IPX NetBIOS output bytes filter applied to the interface with the input netbios input-access-filter bytes command.

Updates each ...

How often the Cisco IOS software sends Routing Information Protocol (RIP) updates, as configured with the ipx update sap-after-rip command.

SAP interpacket delay

Interpacket delay for SAP updates.

RIP interpacket delay

Interpacket delay for RIP updates.

Watchdog spoofing ...

Indicates whether watchdog spoofing is enabled or disabled for this interface, as configured with the ipx watchdog spoof command. This information is displayed only on serial interfaces.

SPX spoofing ...

Indicates whether SPX spoofing is enabled or disabled for this interface.

IPX accounting

Indicates whether IPX accounting has been enabled with the ipx accounting command.

IPX fast switching
IPX autonomous switching

Indicates whether IPX fast switching is enabled (default) or disabled for this interface, as configured with the ipx route-cache command. (If IPX autonomous switching is enabled, it is configured with the ipx route-cache cbus command.)

RIP packets received, RIP packets sent

The number of RIP packets received or sent.

SAP packets received, SAP packets sent

The number of SAP packets received or sent.

Related Commands
Command Description

access-list (SAP filtering)

Defines an access list for filtering SAP requests.

access-list (IPX standard)

Defines a standard IPX access list.

ipx accounting

Enables IPX accounting.

ipx default-output-rip delay

Sets the default interpacket delay for RIP updates sent on all interfaces.

ipx default-output-sap-delay

Sets a default interpacket delay for SAP updates sent on all interfaces.

ipx delay

Sets the tick count.

ipx helper-list

Assigns an access list to an interface to control broadcast traffic (including type 20 propagation packets).

ipx input-network-filter

Controls which networks are added to the routing table of the Cisco IOS software.

ipx input-sap-filter

Controls which services are added to the routing table of the Cisco IOS software SAP table.

ipx ipxwan

Enables the IPXWAN protocol on a serial interface.

ipx netbios input-access-filter

Controls incoming IPX NetBIOS FindName messages.

ipx netbios output-access-filter

Controls outgoing IPX NetBIOS FindName messages.

ipx network

Enables IPX routing on a particular interface and optionally selects the type of encapsulation (framing).

ipx output-gns-filter

Controls which servers are included in the GNS responses sent by the Cisco IOS software.

ipx output-network-filter

Controls which servers are included in the GNS responses sent by the Cisco IOS software.

ipx output-rip-delay

Sets the interpacket delay for RIP updates sent on a single interface.

ipx output-sap-filter

Controls which services are included in SAP updates sent by the Cisco IOS software.

ipx route-cache

Enables IPX fast switching.

ipx router-filter

Filters the routers from which packets are accepted.

ipx router-sap-filter

Filters SAP messages received from a particular router.

ipx routing

Enables IPX routing.

ipx update sap-after-rip

Configures the router to send a SAP update immediately following a RIP broadcast.

ipx watchdog

Enables watchdog processing.

netbios access-list

Defines an IPX NetBIOS FindName access list filter.