NET.CFG Options Reference
NetWare DOS Requester Option
NOTE: | If you are using any application that uses the “netx=off” command, such as Microsoft |
| Office, ensure that this parameter value is set to “on.” |
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Controls the communication and response of the client workstation. Also helps in reducing the NetWare DOS Requester software memory use on the client workstation.
Setting the value to “off” causes the client workstation to ignore broadcasts and diagnostic communication.
Syntax | responder=[on off] |
Modules PNW.VLM
Example To reduce conventional memory use, you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:
netware dos requester responder=off
SEARCH MODE=numberAlters the NetWare DOS Requester software’s method for finding a file if it is not in the current directory.
In previous NetWare Client™ software versions, the default drive had to be a network drive for this parameter to function. But the NetWare DOS Requester is global and affects all .EXE and .COM files, regardless of the current drive.
When using Search Mode, select the search mode that works correctly with most of your .EXE and .COM files.
If you want to set a search mode for one particular .EXE or .COM file, use the “Search Mode” option in FLAG (see “FLAG” in NetWare 4.1 Utilities Reference or see “FLAG” in NetWare 3.12 Utilities Reference).
Valid search mode values are as follows: