CLI Reference Guide

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NET.CFG Options Reference
NetWare DOS Requester Option
NOTE: Ethernet frame type 802.3 doesn’t support checksums.
CONFIRM CRITICAL ERROR ACTION=[on | off]
Determines the default method used for handling network critical error
messages in MS Windows.
MS Windows often intercepts critical errors intended for the NetWare DOS
Requester and displays the following error message
“Cannot read from device network”
or intercepts the error message, but does not display the message because
MS Windows is running in Auto Fail mode.
If the error message response is to “Cancel,” or MS Windows automatically
fails, the network connection that issued the critical error is torn down and
the NetWare DOS Requester proceeds to clean up the connection.
Nevertheless, the client workstation is not informed of which connection
that was lost. The two values are as follows:
On = A dialog box is displayed showing the server name of the connection
that has gone down. You are prompted to “Cancel” or “Retry” before MS
Windows responds. The dialog box provides additional information about
the error and notifies the user in case of an Auto Fail.
Off = MS Windows often intercepts critical errors and automatically
responds to error messages intended for the NetWare DOS Requester.
Syntax confirm critical error action=[on | off]
Default on
Modules VLM.EXE
Example To allow MS Windows to handle network critical errors,
you would place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:
netware dos requester
confirm critical error action=off