Summary

You may need to disable the Laserfiche client's ability to automatically scan the network for repositories. This article describes the method for disabling this feature.

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By default, when the Laserfiche client is opened, it will send a request to the server for a list of all registered repositories on the network. In response to this request, the server broadcasts information about registered repositories to the client. The client receives that information and uses it to create the Available Repositories list. However, there are some circumstances in which you would not want the client to request this information. You can prevent the client from automatically requesting the repository list from the Laserfiche Server. Instead, the Laserfiche client will use manually configured repository information to connect to the repository.

There are several reasons that one might need to disable the client's ability to automatically scan the network for repositories. Installations with a large number of repositories might not want to wait for the Laserfiche client to receive all of the repository information from the Laserfiche Server, as this can cause significant delays. In some cases, manually configuring repository information can be used to resolve Laserfiche Server and client communication problems, as you can configure the client to connect to the server using a particular port.

When the Laserfiche client's automatic scanning of the network has been disabled, you will need to configure the repository's connection information. If repository connection information is not configured, you will not be able to access any Laserfiche repositories from the client workstation on which you disabled automatic reception of repository broadcasts. For more information on configuring repository connection information, see the following article:

1011035 INFO: Manually Configuring Repository Connection Information

Note: Repositories registered to Laserfiche Servers (including Standalone instances) that are on the same computer as the client in question will always appear in the Available Repositories list, regardless of whether the client is scanning the network.

Note: If you are disabling the Laserfiche client's automatic reception of repository broadcasts due to Firewall Compatibility Component or DCOM issues, please refer to the following article to learn how to manually configure the Laserfiche client to see a repository:

1011021: The Laserfiche Client Cannot Connect to the Laserfiche Server After Configuring the Firewall Compatibility Component.

To disable automatic repository broadcast reception for the Laserfiche client 6

1. Locate the lf.ini file. The default location is "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lf," where UserName is the name of the Windows user as whom you are logged in when accessing the client.

   Note: If you wish to disable automatic repository broadcast reception for all new Laserfiche users on the workstation, you should modify the lf.ini file in "C:\Windows" instead.

2. Open the lf.ini file using a text editor.
3. Under the [Options] section, type the following:

   thunk=0

4. Save the lf.ini file.

To disable automatic repository broadcast reception for the Laserfiche client 7

You can choose either to manually set the registry values that will disable automatic repository broadcast reception, or to use a registry file to automatically set those registry values. If you would like to use the registry file, you should click here. Extract the zip file to the computer on which you wish to disable automatic repository broadcast reception, and double-click it to add the information to the registry.

To manually disable automatic repository broadcast reception for the Laserfiche client 7.0.x, 7.1.0 and 7.1.1

1. From the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type the following and press ENTER:

   regedit

3. Expand My Computer.
4. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
5. Expand SOFTWARE.
6. Expand Laserfiche.
7. Expand Client.
8. Expand Profile.
9. Select Options.
10. From the Edit menu, select New and then select String Value.
11. Set the new string value to "Thunk."
12. From the Edit menu, select Modify.
13. In the Value data option, type "0."

To manually disable automatic repository broadcast reception for the Laserfiche client 7.1.2 and newer versions

1. Open the Laserfiche Client.
2. Right-click anywhere in the Available Repositories box.
3. Click Scan Network for Repositories to uncheck it.