HP UX Internet and Networking Software manual Confirm Critical Error ACTION=on off, Vlm.Exe

NET.CFG Options Reference

NetWare DOS Requester Option

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CONFIRM CRITICAL ERROR ACTION=[on off]

Determines the default method used for handling network critical error messages in MS Windows.

MS Windows often intercepts critical errors intended for the NetWare DOS Requester and displays the following error message

“Cannot read from device network”

or intercepts the error message, but does not display the message because MS Windows is running in Auto Fail mode.

If the error message response is to “Cancel,” or MS Windows automatically fails, the network connection that issued the critical error is torn down and the NetWare DOS Requester proceeds to clean up the connection.

Nevertheless, the client workstation is not informed of which connection that was lost. The two values are as follows:

On = A dialog box is displayed showing the server name of the connection that has gone down. You are prompted to “Cancel” or “Retry” before MS Windows responds. The dialog box provides additional information about the error and notifies the user in case of an Auto Fail.

Off = MS Windows often intercepts critical errors and automatically responds to error messages intended for the NetWare DOS Requester.

Syntax	confirm critical error action=[on off]
Default	on
Modules	VLM.EXE
Example	To allow MS Windows to handle network critical errors,
	you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:
	netware dos requester
	confirm critical error action=off

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