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Q84581: 3COM 3C501 Network Card May Require Updated Drivers

Article: Q84581
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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When using a 3COM 3C501 network card on a Novell network with Windows version
3.1, you may receive the following error if you used 3COM low-level drivers
earlier than version 2.5 during the WSGEN process:

  System Error: Cannot read from device Network

To correct this problem contact your 3COM dealer and obtain updated low-level
drivers (version 2.5 or later), and then generate a new IPX.COM file. With the
new low-level drivers, IPX is still version 3.1.

Note: These cards cannot be used as a Windows for Workgroups (WFWG) server. They
can be used with Windows for Workgroups as a client only.

For more information on Windows for Workgroups, query on "WFWG" in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base.

The 3COM products included here are manufactured by 3COM, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding there products'
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 err msg 3rdparty

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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