NetWare Client for DOS and MS Windows User Guide

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Preface
with the “Warning” icon to the left of this text.
Key Names
Angle brackets surround the name of a key. For example, <Enter>
corresponds to the Enter key on your keyboard. <Ctrl>+<c> means hold
down the Ctrl key and simultaneously type the letter c (in lowercase, in this
case).
NET.CFG File Section Headings and Parameter Settings
NET.CFG section headings and parameter settings are shown in uppercase
when used as a reference item and lower case when used in syntax or working
examples.
For example:
[Begin example]
NETBIOS VERIFY TIMEOUT specifies how often in (ticks) NetBIOS
sends a keep-alive packet to the other side of a session to preserve the session.
If no packets are being exchanged on the NetBIOS session by the software
that established the session, NetBIOS sends packets at regular intervals to
make sure that the session is still valid.
[End example]
Because interpretation of this file is not case-sensitive, you can type its
Syntax netbios verify timeout number
Replace number with a number of ticks.
Default 54 (approximately 3 seconds)
Range 4 to 65,535
Example To make NetBIOS wait longer before sending a
request-for-acknowledgment packet, you could place the
following lines in your NET.CFG file:
netbios
netbios verify timeout 1350