NET.CFG Options Reference

Protocol SPX Option

If SPX has not heard from the other side of the connection within this time, it sends packets to the other side asking for verification that the connection still exists.

Syntax

spx listen timeout number

 

Replace number with a number of ticks.

 

 

Default

108 (about 6 seconds)

 

 

Example

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

 

it requests a packet to 11 seconds, you would place the

 

following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

protocol spx

 

spx listen timeout 200

 

 

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

SPX VERIFY TIMEOUT number

Specifies how often (in ticks) the SPX protocol sends a packet to the other side of a connection to indicate that it is still alive.

If no packets are being exchanged on the SPX connection by the software that established the session, SPX sends packets at regular intervals to verify its presence in the connection.

Syntax

spx verify timeout number

 

Replace number with a number of ticks.

 

 

Default

54 (about 3 seconds)

 

 

Example

To specify that SPX send a packet to the other side of a

 

connection every six seconds, you would place the

 

following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

protocol spx

 

spx verify timeout 108

 

 

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