SAP reply delay

IPX/SPX allows you to set the delay period that SAPD (Service Advertising Protocol Daemon) should wait before responding to a Nearest Server Request.





This allows some control over the order in which servers will respond to Nearest Server Requests. Servers that should be used first for efficiency reasons should be set low. For example, on a network with native NetWare servers, it might be desirable to set the SAP reply delay high on all SCO servers to ensure that the native servers always reply first when there are duplicate services offered on both the SCO host and the native NetWare server. (If there are no duplicate services, a low value should be used on all servers to ensure rapid replies.)

The default value is 1, indicating a minimal delay. The maximum value for this parameter is 300. For more information, see NPSConfig(SFF).