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NET.CFG Options Reference
Protocol IPX Option
IPX RETRY COUNT number
Sets the number of times the client workstation resends a packet. On
networks that lose many packets, this retry count might need to be increased.
The IPX protocol does not actually resend a packet. It uses this count to
recommend the number of retries to the NetWare DOS Requester software
and the SPX protocol.
Increasing this number causes a longer delay for some network functions,
such as establishing a NetBIOS session or registering a NetBIOS name.
IPX SOCKETS number
Specifies the maximum number of sockets that IPX can have open at the
client workstation.
Example To reduce the maximum packet size for an Ethernet ODI
LAN driver from the default, you could place the
following lines in your NET.CFG file:
protocol ipx
ipx packet size limit 1200
Syntax ipx retry count number
Replace number with the number of times the
client workstation resends a packet.
Default 20
Example To set the number of times the client workstation resends a
packet to 30, you would place the following lines in your
NET.CFG file:
protocol ipx
ipx retry count 30