User Guide

Utilities 193
Utilities Reference
103-000153-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Table 5 Communications Parameters
Parameter Use to
Maximum Packet Receive Buffers =
number
Specify the maximum number of packet receive buffers the
operating system can allocate.
Supported values: 50 to 25000
Default: 5000
Before increasing this parameter, use MONITOR to view the
server’s use of packet receive buffers and service processes.
If the number of packet receive buffers is at maximum, increase
this parameter in increments of 10 until you have one packet
receive buffer per workstation.
If you have EISA or microchannel bus master boards in your
server, increase this parameter to provide at least five buffers per
board.
If the board is producing No ECB available count errors, provide
10 buffers per board. Use MONITOR (LAN/WAN Drivers) to
determine if the board is producing errors.
If the number of allocated service processes is at maximum, you
can increase the Maximum Service Processes parameter to
decrease the need for more packet receive buffers.
The value of this parameter should be greater than the value of
the Minimum Packet Receive Buffers parameter. If it is less, the
system increases the value to match that of the Minimum Packet
Receive Buffers parameter.
This parameter can be set in the appropriate startup file.