Administering SCO IPX/SPX

Using the DOS component

To start up the DOS component of IPX/SPX, perform the following steps:

Reboot the machine to load the necessary drivers and TSRs. Make sure that IPXODI and NVT have been loaded correctly. The following messages should appear as part of the output from the boot sequence:
```
   NVT LOADED OK
```
Establish a connection with the SCO OpenServer system. Bring up the NVT menu by pressing the hot-key assigned to NVT on configuration. (The NVT menu screen may be moved by pressing the SHIFT key along with any of the arrow keys.) NVT displays a list of server names.
Select the server to connect to from the list by highlighting it and pressing <Enter>. The NVT window disappears when a connection is made. If a connection is not made, select another server to connect to or see your network administrator.
Run a terminal emulator that supports INT14 (BIOS) or INT6B/UB-NETCI. The SCO OpenServer system displays a login prompt.

You can now log into the SCO OpenServer system.

NOTE: NVT only supports one active connection at a time. An active connection is one in which the process is writing to the terminal. Any attempt to access more than one active connection may cause the system to freeze, necessitating a reboot.

(The active NVT connection will not be dropped during the reboot.)