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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
Connecting Clients to the NetWare
Failover Server
For optimum performance of NetWare Duralink64 Failover, all
clients (any brand) should increase their IPX retry count.
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For DOS clients using VLM or Novell Client32
Type the following lines in net.cfg (indent the second line):
protocol ipx
ipx retry count = 255
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For Windows 95 Clients using Novell Client32
From the Control Panel, locate NetWare Clients, and then enter
255 under the IPX retry count in the IPX 32-bit Protocol tab.
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For Windows NT Clients using Novell Client32
Set the IPX retry count in the registry in NetWareWorkstation
Parameters. Use the following steps:
a
From the DOS prompt, type regedit to enter the Registry
Editor.
b
Double-click hkey_local_machine.
c
Double-click System.
d
Double-click CurrentControlSet.
e
Double-click Services.
f
Double-click NetWare Workstation.
g
Double-click Parameters.
h
Double-click Retry Count to enter the Edit DWORD Value
menu.
i
Change base to decimal, and then change value data to 255.
j
Click OK.
k
Close the Registry Editor.
l
Restart the system.