ASA Database Administration Guide
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DoBroadcast communication parameter [DOBROAD]

Usage 

TCP/IP (all platforms)

SPX (all platforms except UNIX and CE)

Values 

ALL, NONE, DIRECT (Client side)

YES, NO (Server side)

Default 

ALL

Description 

Client usage    With DoBroadcast=ALL (formerly DoBroadcast=YES) a broadcast is performed to search for a server. The broadcast goes first to the local subnet. If HOST= is specified, broadcast packets are also sent to each of the hosts. For TCP, all broadcast packets are UDP packets. For SPX, the broadcast is only performed if the server is not found in the bindery. For SPX, all broadcast packets are IPX packets.

With DoBroadcast=DIRECT (formerly DoBroadcast=NO), no broadcast is performed to the local subnet to search for a database server. Broadcast packets are sent only to the hosts listed in the HOST (IP) communication parameter. If you specify DoBroadcast=DIRECT, the HOST (IP) communication parameter is required.

Specifying DoBroadcast=NONE causes no UDP or IPX broadcasts to be used. A TCP/IP or SPX connection is made directly with the HOST/PORT specified, and the engine name is verified. With TCP/IP, you can choose not to verify the engine name by setting the VerifyServerName (VERIFY) communication parameter to NO. The HOST (IP) communication parameter is a required parameter, while the ServerPort (PORT) communication parameter is optional.

For DIRECT and NONE, you must specify the server host with the HOST option.

Server usage    Setting DoBroadcast=NO prevents the database server from broadcasting to find other servers with the same name. This is useful in certain rare circumstances, but it is not generally recommended.

Example 

• The following command starts a client without broadcasting to search for a database server. Instead, the server is looked for only on the computer named silver.

  CommLinks=tcpip(DOBROADCAST=DIRECT;HOST=silver) asademo