Smart II Software: NOVAPI parameters

TechNote

Number: 06616-01
Date: April 1994

Smart II Software: NOVAPI parameters

1 Introduction

This document describes the parameters that affect the operation of the Smart NOVAPI host- interface module on a particular Ringnode in your DOS workstation. For information about enabling the Smart II Software interfaces and using a SMART.CFG file, see TechNote 06608.

The NOVAPI.SMT module enables Novell's LAN WorkPlace for DOS to access the Smart TCP/IP protocol suite. At present NOVAPI.SMT does not support NetWare/IP. Future releases of the Madge Smart LAN Support Software will support NetWare/IP. To load the NOVAPI host-interface, include a [NOVAPI] section in your SMART.CFG file. Do not attempt to load or configure NOVAPI from the command line. Put any NOVAPI parameters in the NOVAPI section of your SMART.CFG file. No other parameters are allowed in this section.

The following table summarizes the parameters that are available.

Parameters          Range       Default   Abbreviation

ENABLE.STATISTICS   YES or NO   NO        ES
LSL.ENABLED         YES or NO   NO        LE
WIN.BUFFERS         0 - 32      16        WB
TUNNEL              YES or NO   NO        T
TUNNEL.BUFFERS      4 - 32      16        TB

2 NOVAPI Parameters

This section describes the NOVAPI parameters.

ENABLE.STATISTICS

Enables the MIB information facility. Use this parameter in conjunction with the MIB.ENABLE parameter described in TechNote 06615. If you do not require MIB information, you save about 3.2kbytes of DOS memory.

Example: ENABLE.STATISTICS=NO

LSL.ENABLED

Ensures that NOVAPI does not attempt to use the LSL if you have loaded ODI prior to the Smart TCP/IP software. If you are not using ODI, you do not need to use this parameter.

Example: LSL.ENABLED=YES

WIN.BUFFERS

Specifies the number of buffers that NOVAPI uses to store information about data transfers to and from Windows. You do not normally need to alter this from the default value of 16.

Example: WIN.BUFFERS=16

TUNNEL

Enables support for NetWare/IP. If you are using NetWare/IP, set TUNNEL to YES.

Example: TUNNEL=YES

TUNNEL.BUFFERS

Defines the number of adapter buffers used for storing NetWare/IP frames. If you enable the TUNNEL parameter, the TUNNEL.BUFFERS parameter is activated with a default value. The default is appropriate for most situations.

Example: TUNNEL.BUFFERS=20