OPTIMUM CONFIGURATION FINE-TUNING

     You can get optimum configuration to achieve either fast operation or
maximum memory use.

1. To achieve maximum speed of network operation we recommend you:

- make the servers I/O buffer size as large as possible, using IOBUFFER
  parameter of the servers program. It has the maximum value by default (32
  768 bytes).
- use a drive caching program on the server. The SMARTDRV program is the
  most suitable for this purpose.
- use LANCACHE program on work stations while running database
  applications.

Examples:

STARTNET.BAT file for work station:

   NE2000PORT=300h IRQ=5
   REDIR WORK
   LANCACHE

STARTNET.BAT file for server:

   NE2000PORT=300h IRQ=5
   SERVER   WORK /IOBUFFER=32768

2. To use the memory more effectively:

- load network applications into UBM with DOS program LH[LOADHIGH].
- use the smallest buffer size on the server - 512 bytes.
- use XMS or EMS memory, if available. Specify their parameters /XMS or
  /EMS for the server program as well as parameter /EMS for LANCACHE
  program.

Examples:

Work station STARTNET.BAT file:

   loadhi NE2000PORT=300h IRQ=5
   loadhi REDIR WORK
   loadhi LANCACHE /EMS

Server STARTNET.BAT file:

   loadhi NE2000PORT=300h IRQ=5
   loadhi SERVER  WORK /IOBUFFER=512 /XMS

3. You may have both good speed and enough memory simultaneously, on
   changing only the server's IOBUFFER parameter, while all other parameters
   remain the same.

Examples:

Work station STARTNET.BAT file:

   loadhi NE2000Port=300h IRQ=5
   loadhi REDIR WORK
   loadhi LANCACHE /EMS

Server STARTNET.BAT file:

   loadhi NE2000PORT=300h IRQ=5
   loadhi SERVER   WORK /IOBUFFER=16384 /XMS