CLI Reference Guide

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Optimizing the NetWare Client Software
Increasing Speed
Increasing Speed
NetWare 3.12 and 4 support the Packet Burst and Large Internet Packet
technologies which increase the access speed of network resources and
services for client workstations.
Using the Packet Burst Protocol
The Packet Burst protocol allows high-performance data transmission
between client workstations and servers.
Some network topologies, such as Ethernet and token ring, allow large
packets to be sent over the network. The LIP (Large Internet Packet)
capability enhances throughput over bridges or routers by increasing the
packet size.
The following sections provide you with information and procedures for
setting parameters used in the client workstation configuration file
(NET.CFG).
Packet Burst on the client workstation is enabled automatically in the
NetWare DOS Requester™ software.
Requirement for Packet Burst
The Packet Burst protocol code requires about 6 KB of memory. However,
as a default, the NetWare DOS Requester uses the Open Data-Link
Interface™ architecture for Packet Burst and doesn’t require additional
workstation memory.
How Packet Burst Works
At connection time, maximum burst sizes are negotiated with each server.
Since Packet Burst is established with each connection, it’s possible to
“burst” with one server but not with another.
Once you establish a Packet Burst connection between a client workstation
and a NetWare server, the client workstation automatically uses the Packet
Burst service whenever an application requests to write more than one
physical packet of data.