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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS
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Chapter3 Installing the Software
Driver Keywords and Settings
Network Performance Variables
Network performance ca n be op ti mi zed with the following variab le s .
Table3-5 Advanced Network Variables
Variable Value Description
LONGRETRYLIMIT 0–255 (Optional)—Specifies the number of times an
unfragmented packet is re tried before it is dropped an d
a transmit error is repor t ed to t he dr iver.
Default: 16
SHORTRETRYLIMIT 0–255 (Optional)—Specifies the number of times a
fragmented packet is ret ried to gain access bef ore it is
dropped and a transmit error is reported to the dr iver.
Default: 16
RTSTHRESHOLD 0–2312 (Optional)—specifies the minimum frame size in bytes
for which RTS/CTS de live ry a re used. Packets l on ger
than the specified value are delivered by using
RTS/CTS handshaking.
Default: 300
TXMSDULIFETIME 0–0xFFFF (Optional)—Specifies the maxim um tim e to att empt
packet delivery.
Default: 5000 kus (5 seconds)
RXMSDULIFE TIME 0–0xFFFF (Optional)—Specifies the max imum time for rece iving
a fragmented packet.
Default: 10000 kus (10 seconds)
TXPOWERLEVEL 0–100 (Optional)—Selects the programmed transmit power
level in mW, which can vary per country.
DIVERSITY DEFAULT
ON
RIGHT
LEFT
(Optional)—Specifies the transmit or receive diversity
method used by the adapter.
Default = Diversity is tu rned on
On = Adapter uses both antennas
Right = Adapter uses the an te nna attached to jack 1
Left = Adapter uses the an te nn a a tt ach ed to j ack 2
Default: ON
LEAP ON (YES)
OFF (NO)
(Optional)—turns LEAP (Cisco’s version of
Extensible Aut hen tication Protoc ol ) on or off.
Default: OFF