Applies To:
  • CitectSCADA 1.20, 2.00, 2.01

Summary:
Question: Is it possible to enable the NetBIOS debug window on startup? 

Solution:
Yes, you can enable the NetBIOS debug window on startup with options in the CITECT.INI file (under the LAN section). These options can only be placed in the CITECT.IN file - they are not supported in the parameters database. The option [LAN]NetTrace=1 will enable the NetBIOS window on startup. The option [LAN] NetTraceErr=1 will enable the error mode of the window, and [LAN]NetTraceLog=1 will enable the logging mode of the window. To enable the NetBIOS window on startup in error mode with no logging, set the following options:

[LAN]
NetTrace=1
NetTraceErr=1
NetTraceLog=0

Note that when you enable the NetBIOS window on startup, the focus will switch from the startup message box to the NetBIOS window. Therefore it is normal for the startup message box to loose the focus.

Under high network loading, it is possible for the NetBIOS debug window to drop network packets. When this happens, you will see 'Trace Short n' appear at the top of the NetBIOS window, and the out of buffers error with the pool 'Net.Trace' will be logged to the SYSLOG.DAT file. You can increase the number of trace buffers with the option [LAN]NetTraceBuf=<number>. The default number is 48, with the maximum 128 (Increaded to 512 in versions 3.40 and 4.20). To increase the number of buffers to 64, set the following option.

[LAN]
NetTraceBuf=64


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