I am currently running a Migration Agent on my NW4.11 server which puts out UDP traffic. How can I get TCP traffic on the NW4.11 server?

Another user may help you do this, but remember that the developer of the application decides whether to use UDP (basic, connectionless) or TCP (advanced, virtual circuit) as the transport protocol, and he or she has a good reason for this choice. If the server's putting out UDP, that means that the apps doing that only require UDP. They do not require the overhead and additional traffic of TCP. Maybe you think TCP is "better" than UDP, but they are each designed for certain advantages. It depends on the app and the situation. For example, FTP requires TCP, because you need to make sure that every bit of the file has arrived. But DHCP uses UTP, because if you miss a packet, no worries, you'll just try again. "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - BILL CLINTON

All I'm trying to do is to allow our remote people access my server using TCP packets. We have an "optimizer" that takes TCP packets and optimizes before sending them. Is there a way to tell NW4.11 to use TCP instead of UDP? Or am I just spinning my wheels at this point with NW4.11. THanks hmai

Yes, you are spinning your wheels, but it doesn't have anything to do with NW4.11. It sounds like youu don't know the what, how, or why of UDP or TCP. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc791.html http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc793.html http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc768.html

there's a parameter in Netware to address this issue. "set ncp over udp = off/on" I think that changing this may produce undesired results, but it is what you are looking for. go into remote manager. click on the link to "set parameters" in Manage Server (on the left). then click on 'ncp'. from there you will find the relevant parameter. "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - BILL CLINTON

errr...sorry, no remote manager on NW 4.1. just use the set command at the console. "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." - BILL CLINTON

Thanks Retroguy. Can you be more specific on what kind of undesired results? hmai