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Q95112: NIC at I/O Port of 0360h May Prevent Local Printing

Article: Q95112
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the Network Interface Card (NIC) used with Windows for Workgroups (WFWG) is
set to use an I/O Port address of 0360h, Windows may be unable to print locally.
Also, this setting may cause lost network connections after a print job is sent
to the local parallel port or the server may lock up when a job is printed from
another workstation.

CAUSE
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Parallel port LPT1 normally uses an I/O Port address of 0378h. Some network
cards (especially NE2000 compatibles) use 20 address segments; this places the
top of their address space at I/O Port address 0379h. So if a network card is
set to an I/O Port address of 0360h, there may be a hardware conflict with the
printer's I/O Port address.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, set the network card to an I/O Port address of
0340h or lower. For more information on changing this setting on a network card,
consult the user's manual for the card.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 dropped lost

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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