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Section 6 - MAINCON Driver Configuration
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6.2 MAINCON Panel A2, APPX and Troubleshooting (continued)
11. Protocol Converter Send Options
This option allows the customization of 3270 sends to protocol converted attached PCs. This field should
almost never be changed. The following options are available:
0 - Normal: No Erase-Write, ETB Confirm will be sent separately.
1 - No Erase-Write, ETB Confirm will be included in the primary send.
2 - Erase-Write, ETB Confirm will be sent separately.
3 - Erase-Write, ETB Confirm will be included in the primary send.
This field will be ignored if the PC APPX is not at least v3.11, 05/04/93 and the mainframe APPX is not at
least v3.11, 05/05/93.
12. APPX Block Size
This option allows a default blocksize to be specified for APPX. This field will be overridden by the
PPX_BUFFER_SIZE field if any value is suppied. A value of zero will cause APPX to use a default block
size. Values from 128 to 3840 are supported.
13. Reliable Link Pacing
This option permits the specify the “pacing window” for APPX when used with reliable links (e.g., LU62
devices). The pacing window is the number of transmission blocks which are sent before an
acknowledgment is expected from the other side. For an infinite pacing window, use 999.
14. Maximum Enter Key Retries (0-n) (0)
This option allows APPX to attempt to recover from conditions where it appears that a critical data stream
item has been lost during a protocol converter session. These include the ETB, ETB confirm and Enter key.
The enter key will be resent up to the configured number of times in an attempt to recover the session.
15. Duplicate Protocol Converter Confirm
This option allows the user to cause APPX to send a duplicate protocol converter block confirmation for
each downstream block. A value of ‘Y’ causes the duplicate confirmation do be used, which lessens the
likelihood that block control data will be lost due to line noise and other factors. This option is
recommended if you experience sporadic unexplained timeout errors when using protocol converter devices
(e.g., VT100, 3101 via dialup lines).
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