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Q149787: 3Com 3C59x Causes Windows NT Server to Stop Responding

Article: Q149787
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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Under certain circumstances, your Windows NT Server freezes completely when you
use a 3Com 3C59x network card with Bus Mastering enabled.

CAUSE
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The hang of the server is caused by a loop in the Windows NT 3.51 3Com 3C59x
driver (from the Drvlib directory).


RESOLUTION
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3Com provides a fix for the 3C59x network card driver (version 1.10.00).

The new driver, EL59x.sys (version 1.10), is available at the following WWW
location as 3c59xx.exe (a self extracting file):

http://infodeli.3com.com/infodeli/swlib/shipping_adapter_files.htm

The driver is also available from 3COM's Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at (408)
980-8204.

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Additional query words: 3.51

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : :3.51

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