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Q105040: WFWG Err: ODINSUP Requires BUFFERED Switch in NET.CFG File

Article: Q105040
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 with Novell
NetWare ODI connectivity, you may receive the following message:

  ODINSUP requires the switch BUFFERED in NET.CFG file to function correctly.
  Press any key to continue.

You may receive this message even if you include the BUFFERED line in your
NET.CFG file.

CAUSE
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If the BUFFERED line in the NET.CFG file is not indented under the PROTOCOL
ODINSUP section, it is not processed correctly, resulting in the above error
message.

RESOLUTION
==========

The PROTOCOL ODINSUP section of the NET.CFG file should read as follows:

     PROTOCOL ODINSUP
            BIND <NE2000> (where <NE2000> is the network adapter ODI driver)
            BUFFERED

MORE INFORMATION
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Novell NetWare version 4.0 requires the Novell ODI drivers to function
properly.

For more information concerning ODI support under Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups version 3.1, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  buffered and faxme

Additional query words: NETWARE 4.0

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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