NET.CFG Options Reference

 

Protocol SPX Option

 

 

 

Syntax

spx abort timeout number

 

 

Replace number with a number of ticks.

 

 

 

 

Default

540 (about 30 seconds)

 

 

 

 

Example

To set the amount of time (in ticks) that SPX waits before it

 

 

terminates the session to 20 seconds, you would place the

 

 

following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

 

protocol spx

 

 

spx abort timeout 300

 

 

 

 

NOTE:There are approximately 18.21 ticks per second on IBM PCs and compatibles.

SPX CONNECTIONS number

Specifies the maximum number of SPX connections a client workstation can use at one time.

The NPRINTER and RCONSOLE utilities use this setting. Increase the value of this setting if you are running multiple occurrences of these or other applications that use SPX.

Syntax

spx connections number

 

 

Default

15

 

 

Example

To set the number of concurrent SPX connections to 10,

 

you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

protocol spx

 

spx connections 10

 

 

SPX LISTEN TIMEOUT number

Specifies how long (in ticks) the SPX protocol waits without receiving a packet from the other side of the connection before it requests the other side to send a packet to ascertain whether the connection is still valid.

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