---
name: "NetPacket::IPX"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnetpacket-perl"
version: "1.7.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/NetPacket::IPX"
---

# NetPacket::IPX(3pm)

Assemble and disassemble IPX packets

## NAME

NetPacket::IPX - Assemble and disassemble IPX packets

## VERSION

version 1.7.2

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use NetPacket::IPX;

  my $ipx = NetPacket::IPX->decode($raw_pkt);

  my $raw_pkt = $ipx->encode();

  my $ipx = NetPacket::IPX->new(
          tc   => 0,
          type => 1,

          dest_network => "00:00:00:01",
          dest_node    => "FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF",
          dest_socket  => 1234,

          src_network => "00:00:00:01",
          src_node    => "12:34:56:78:90:AB",
          src_socket  => 5678,

          data => "...",
  );
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"NetPacket::IPX"` is a `"NetPacket"` class for encoding and decoding IPX packets.

## METHODS

### decode($raw\_pkt)

Decode a packet and return a `"NetPacket::IPX"` instance.

### encode()

Return the encoded form of a `"NetPacket::IPX"` instance.

### new(%options)

Construct a `"NetPacket::IPX"` instance with arbitrary contents. All arguments listed in the SYNOPSIS are mandatory.

Throws an exception on missing/invalid arguments.

## INSTANCE DATA

The following fields are available in a `"NetPacket::IPX"` instance:

- tc

  Traffic Control field, the number of routers an IPX packet has passed through.

- type

  Type field.

- dest\_network

  Destination network number, in the format `"XX:XX:XX:XX"`.

- dest\_node

  Destination node number, in the format `"XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"`.

- dest\_socket

  Destination socket number.

- src\_network

  Source network number, in the format `"XX:XX:XX:XX"`.

- dest\_node

  Source node number, in the format `"XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"`.

- dest\_socket

  Source socket number.

- data

  Packet payload.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2014 Daniel Collins

This module is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## AUTHOR

Daniel Collins \<solemnwarning@solemnwarning.net\>