Decreasing Time to Log Onto Network with DOS/OS2 LM (68330)

SUMMARY

Here is how to reduce the time it takes to log onto a network:

With an MS-DOS LAN Manager Workstation

• Have a domain controller running NETLOGON to validate the logon. This avoids the (default) 45-second timeout.

With an OS/2 LAN Manager Workstation

There are two options:

• Have a domain controller running NETLOGON to validate the logon. This avoids the (default) 15-second timeout.
• Change the wrkheuristics 33 bit in the LANMAN.INI file as described in Appendix B of the Microsoft Operating System/2 LAN Manager "Administrator's Reference." This causes the OS/2 workstation to log onto the network STANDALONE after the timeout value specified has been exceeded (if you haven't used option 1).