| NET.CFG Options Reference | |
| Protocol SPX Option | |
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Syntax | spx abort timeout number |
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| Replace number with a number of ticks. |
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Default | 540 (about 30 seconds) |
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Example | To set the amount of time (in ticks) that SPX waits before it |
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| terminates the session to 20 seconds, you would place the |
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| protocol spx |
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| spx abort timeout 300 |
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NOTE:There are approximately 18.21 ticks per second on IBM PCs and compatibles.
SPX CONNECTIONS numberSpecifies 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 |
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Default | 15 |
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Example | To set the number of concurrent SPX connections to 10, |
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| protocol spx |
| spx connections 10 |
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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.