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### Using the OrbixIIOPProtocol Entry

Depending on the version of Orbix installed on the I-DEAS server computer, the network communication will use one of two different communication protocols.

- For Orbix 3.0 and above, the network communications use the CORBA Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP).

- For versions of Orbix older than 3.0, the network communications use the non-standard Orbix communications protocol.

By default, if you are connecting to I-DEAS 8 or above, the IIOP protocol is used but you can override the communication protocol using the OrbixIIOPProtocol entry in the Settings Editor

I-DEAS MS7 and I-DEAS MS6A can only use the non-standard Orbix protocol. Therefore, the OrbixIIOPProtocol entry is ignored when connecting to I-DEAS MS7 or I-DEAS MS6A.

Note: I-DEAS 8 on an SGI or IBM computer typically uses Orbix 2.2 for network communications. Therefore, if you are connecting to I-DEAS 8 on an SGI or IBM computer, you will need to add the OrbixIIOPProtocol=0 entry to the Pcdlrn.ini file.

When this value is set to 1 (On), Orbix will use IIOP communications. Otherwise, when this value is set to 0 (Off), Orbix will use a non-standard Orbix protocol.

This On/Off value is located in the [Ideas] section of the Settings Editor. See "Setting Advanced Registry Options: Introduction" for information on changing Settings Editor values.

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