Installing the Software

Network performance can be optimized with the following variables.

Table 3.6 - Advanced Network Keywords

Keywords

Value

Description

 

 

 

LONGRETRYLIMIT

0 – 255

Optional – specifies the number of

 

 

times an unfragmented packet will

 

 

be retried before the packet is

 

 

dropped and a transmit error is

 

 

reported to driver (default is 16).

 

 

 

SHORTRETRYLIMIT

0 – 255

Optional – specifies the number of

 

 

times that a fragmented packet will

 

 

be retried to gain access before a

 

 

packet is dropped and a transmit

 

 

error is reported to the driver

 

 

(default is 16).

 

 

 

RTSTHRESHOLD

0 – 2312

Optional – specifies the minimum

 

 

frame size, in bytes, for which RTS/

 

 

CTS delivery will be used. Packets

 

 

longer than this value will be deliv-

 

 

ered using RTS/CTS handshaking

 

 

(default is 300).

 

 

 

TXMSDULIFETIME

0 – 0xFFFF

Optional – specifies the maximum

 

 

time to attempt packet delivery

 

 

(default is 5,000 Ksec

 

 

[5 seconds]).

 

 

 

RXMSDULIFETIME

0 – 0xFFFF

Optional – specifies the maximum

 

 

time for receiving a fragmented

 

 

packet (default is 10,000 Ksec

 

 

[10 seconds]).

 

 

 

TXPOWERLEVEL

0 – 100

Optional – selects the next highest

 

 

programmed power level for trans-

 

 

mit in mW.

 

 

 

RXDIVERSITY

DEFAULT, ON,

Optional – specifies the receive

 

RIGHT, LEFT

diversity method to be used by the

 

 

PC Card (default is on).

 

 

 

TXDIVERSITY

DEFAULT, ON,

Optional – specifies the transmit

 

RIGHT, LEFT

diversity method to be used by the

 

 

PC Card (default is on).

 

 

 

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Beacon Computer Lan Adapter manual Advanced Network Keywords Value Description