Networking Guide
Chapter 4, Administering SCO IPX/SPX

Configuration files

Configuration files

A number of files exist that set configuration parameters. They are:

/etc/conf/pack.d/ipx/ipx_tune.h
contains parameters that configure the Internet Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol. See ipx_tune.h(SFF) for more information.

/etc/conf/pack.d/spx/spx_tune.h
contains parameters that configure the Sequence Packet Exchange (SPX) protocol. See spx_tune.h(SFF) for more information. 

/etc/conf/pack.d/nvt/nvt_tune.h
contains parameters that configure the Novell® Virtual Terminal (NVT) protocol. See nvt_tune.h(SFF) for more information. 

/etc/ipx.d/NPSConfig
contains parameters that specify SAP, NVT, and LAN configuration information. See NPSConfig(SFF) for more information.
To tune the performance of a protocol:

  1. Edit the values in the corresponding _tune.h file.

  2. Rebuild the kernel.

  3. Reboot the system.
NPSConfig is located in /etc/ipx.d/NPSConfig and is read by NPSD, NVTD, and SAPD, for their initial values. It contains parameters that specify: