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NET.CFG Options Reference
NetWare DOS Requester Option
Optimizing the NetWare DOS Requester
You can optimize the NetWare DOS Requester software for the following
three conditions:
• Best Performance
• Best Conventional Memory Usage
• Best Compromise
Best Performance
For the best performance, use the following parameters under the NetWare
DOS Requester option in the NET.CFG file.
Specifying a NET.CFG file outside
the current directory
At the command line, enter a command similar to the
following (or add the command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file):
VLM /C=C:\NWCLIENT\NET.CFG
Loading the NetWare DOS
Requester memory managers under
MS Windows 3.0
If you are running MS Windows 3.0, ensure that the
VLM.EXE file is loaded after any upper- or high-memory
managers are loaded.
Avoid Loading VLM software in
expanded memory with MS
Windows
Don’t use the expanded memory option (/ME). Run MS
Windows with the NetWare DOS Requester only if you use
the extended memory option (/MX, preferred) or the
conventional memory option (/MC).
Disabling the VLM software The following are the preferred ways to disable specific VLM
software:
• Rename the module with an extension other than .VLM
• Use the parameter and value. See “USE DEFAULTS=[on
| off]” on page 165
• Use the parameter and value. See “EXCLUDE
VLM=path_vlm”
Condition Explanation