NBX Manual

NBX Usage
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Using the NBTEST / RML Utility program
Additional NBTEST Help
Running the NBTEST programs without any parameters will display a brief help screen
describing all parameters. For the NSK version, enter the following command at a
TACL prompt:
RUN NBTEST
For the MS-DOS version, enter the following command at a DOS or Command window
prompt:
NBTEST
Additional NBTEST Parameters
NBTEST supports several parameters in addition to DOMAIN, CALL, and LISTEN,
described above. These additional parameters are: COUNT, SIZE, LOCALNAME,
REMOTENAME, DELAY, and ADAPTER.
The COUNT parameter specifies the number of test messages to exchange once a
session is established. The default is 3, and values from 0 to 9999 are allowed.
COUNT=0 directs NBTEST to run forever, in which case NBTEST must be terminated
by a TACL STOP command or by a reboot of the PC.
The SIZE parameter specifies the byte length of the test message exchanged by
NBTEST. The default is 20 bytes, and any number from 1 to 9999 is allowed. Very
large messages are sometimes useful to exercise segmentation of messages into multiple
LAN frames.
The LOCALNAME and REMOTENAME parameters specify any unique NetBIOS
names for NBTEST operation. NetBIOS sessions by definition are established between
two NetBIOS names, one name associated with the caller, and another associated with
the listener.
The default names are usually adequate, but in rare cases, it may be required to use
different NetBIOS names for NBTEST. NBTEST assigns default NetBIOS names,
depending on the CALL-LISTEN mode, as follows:
COUNT=number
SIZE=number
LOCALNAME=netbiosname
REMOTENAME=netbiosname
CALL MODE LISTEN MODE
LOCALNAME NBTESTCALL NBTESTLISTEN
REMOTENAME NBTESTLISTEN not used