NET.CFG Options Reference
Link Support Option
Default | For IPX: |
| communication_number: The IPX protocol utilizes its |
| own buffers and does not require the Link Support |
| Layer software to provide buffers for it. |
| buffer_size: 1500 bytes |
| For TCP/IP: |
| communication_number: 8 buffers |
| buffer_size: 1500 bytes |
| TCP/IP requires only 1500 bytes, because the LAN |
| driver places the 14 bytes of media header on the |
| frame, prior to transmission. |
| For LSL: |
| buffer_size: 1514 bytes |
| This accommodates any protocol that utilizes raw |
| sends on Ethernet. |
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Example | To ensure that the communication buffers are large enough |
| to hold all media headers, you could place the following |
| lines in your NET.CFG file: |
| [For an Ethernet configuration] |
| link support |
| buffers 8 1514 |
| [For a |
| link support |
| buffers 8 4222 |
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