Configuring Spx Connection Parameters - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Configuring SPX Connection Parameters

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Internetwork Packet Exchange
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Enter a cost for each interface over which you want to balance IPX traffic.
5a
Select the following path:
Select Bindings > a network interface > Expert Bind Options >
NLSP Bind Options
5b
Select the Cost Override parameter, enter a value between 1 and 63,
then press Enter .
6
Press Esc and save your changes.
7
Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
8
If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System .
If you want to configure other parameters, do so now, then reinitialize the
system when you are finished.
Because some Novell and third-party NetWare applications place unique
demands on the SPX transport protocol, NIASCFG enables you to adjust the
values of the following parameters:
Maximum IPX Socket Table Size —Maximum number of concurrent
IPX sockets that can be opened by an application.
SPX Watchdog Abort Timeout —Time, in ticks (about 1/18 of a second),
SPX waits without receiving a packet from the other end of a connection
before concluding that the connection is no longer valid.
SPX Watchdog Verify Timeout —Time, in ticks, SPX waits without
receiving a packet from the other end of a connection before requesting a
watchdog, or keep-alive, packet.
SPX Ack Wait Timeout —Time, in ticks, SPX waits without receiving an
acknowledgment for a data packet it sent, before resending the packet.
SPX Default Retry Count —Number of times SPX resends a data packet
if it does not receive an acknowledgment.
The product of this parameter and the SPX Ack Wait Timeout is about
how long it takes for SPX to conclude that the connection is no longer
valid.
Maximum Concurrent SPX Sessions —Maximum number of concurrent
SPX sessions that can be opened by an application program.