ID Number: Q78980
2.00 2.10
MS-DOS
Summary:
The following information applies to LAN Manager versions 2.0 and 2.1
running under MS-DOS.
SYMPTOMS
To increase the number of shares to connect to, some users have
increased the number of shares they can connect to in LAN Manager
version 2.0 by raising the value of "numresources" in the
[workstation] section of LANMAN.INI. However, upon updating to LAN
Manager 2.1, this setting no longer exists and the parameter must
be added back to the [workstation] section of LANMAN.INI.
CAUSE
By default, the value of SESSIONS is 6, and the value of NCBS is
12. When these two values are changed, NCBS must be at least 2
times the value of SESSIONS (the 1:2 ratio must be preserved).
RESOLUTION
The recommended method for increasing the number of shares to
connect to is to increase the values of SESSIONS and NCBS in the
[NETBEUI_XIF] section of PROTOCOL.INI instead. (This applies only
when using NETBEUI as the protocol.)
In addition to changing SESSIONS and NCBS as described, the
LANMAN.INI parameters "numresources" and "numservers" must both be
set to the same value as SESSIONS. For a LAN Manager 2.1 MS-DOS
workstation, these parameters must both be added to LANMAN.INI.
More Information:
For more information, see Chapter 2 of the "Microsoft LAN Manager
Network Device Driver Guide" and Appendix B of the "Microsoft LAN
Manager Administrator's Reference."
Additional reference words: 2.00 2.10