More SPX Fields
Allocation #:
- highest seq # this side able to accept.
- Most implementation announce # of buffers for IPX socket, which is wrong (if multiple SPX connections sharing IPX socket).
- That’s why Novell’s SPX transmitter doesn’t take advantage of window sizeɭ
Negotiation Size
- Only present in SPX-2
- But even SPX-2 leaves it out of connection request (for SPX compatibility)
- After negotiation, still send test pkt
- Routers will truncate or drop
- Size is min (yours, other side’s, network’s)