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Q100313: Windows for Workgroups "V86ModeLanas" and TCP/IP

Article: Q100313
Product(s): Microsoft LAN Manager
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Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

SUMMARY
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Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows for Workgroups setup makes several modifications to
the WFWG SYSTEM.INI file. Although the WFWG resource kit specifies that
SYSTEM.INI should contain the line V86ModeLanas=1, this line is NOT necessary,
and is not added by TCP/IP setup.

MORE INFORMATION
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When VNetBIOS comes up, it probes for NetBIOS drivers on LANAs 0 through 7. The
default is to use all drivers found, so the V86ModeLana parameter limits the
drivers probed because some old transports answer on all LANAs even though there
is really only one driver on one card.

Because the Microsoft TCP/IP stack correctly uses the LANA number in the NCB, you
should NOT set the V86ModeLana parameter.

REFERENCES
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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit.

Additional query words: 2.20 2.2 3.10 3.1 resource WFW tcpip ntdocerr doc

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