What is NetWare connectionless protocol?

Answer 1

First let me explain the difference between connection oriented and connectioinless oriented. We'll use you as an example, Lets say you want to send an email to your friend in Australia. You need a system called a protocol to set up your system before you send the message. First a connection has to be made with your buddies internet supplier, then once the connection is made you can send your email, then you want to make sure he got your email and then you want to end the session so someone else can use the system. On a connection protocol, the protocol first establishes a connection, then waits for a signal from the receiver to make sure the system is clear, then the data is sent, then it waits for a signal to say the data was received, then the session is closed. On a connectionless protocol, the session is established, the data is sent, and then the session is closed. So there is no confirmation if the data was received. That is what connectionless means, Netware uses a Transport protocol called IPX which is a connectionless protocol. So that is where the name came from.