Configuring for Additional Sessions under IPX/SPX

Last reviewed: April 17, 1997
Article ID: Q134384

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, versions 2.11 and 3.0

SYMPTOMS

After you set up the Windows 3.x SNA Client over Novell's IPX/SPX stack and a 3rd party product such as Netsoft's Midrange Bundle, you can not run multiple sessions or can only run a limited number of sessions.

RESOLUTION

To configure for multiple sessions, change your NET.CFG file as follows to increase sessions and reduce the number of read buffers that SNA Client uses.

NOTE: The following information is base on a Windows 3.1 computer using Novell's VLM's and Netsoft's Midrange Bundle. These changes allowed an increase in the number of sessions that could be run at one time from 5 to 15 on the client.

In the [WNAP] section of the WIN.INI file add the following line:

SPXReadBuffers = 2

In NET.CFG file, add the following:

Protocol Stack IPX

   IPX Sockets = 40
   SPX Connections = 50

Additional query words: prodsna ipx spx
Keywords : kbnetwork ntconfig sna3rdparty
Version : 2.11 3.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 17, 1997
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