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Q113225: NE2000 Failure on Windows NT/NTAS

Article: Q113225
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Running a network application on an Intel 80486 Windows NT client with a NE2000
network adapter connected to a Windows NT server results in a lost network
connection. These errors are displayed:

  The network path was not found.

  -OR-

  System Process - lost delayed write data:
  The system was attempting to transfer file data from buffers to
  <\address\address>. The write operation failed and only some of the
  data may have been written to the file.

CAUSE
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During performance tests, the NE2000 card stops transmitting data, although it
still responds to polls from the server.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in Windows NT
Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt freeze disconnect

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Keywords          : kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.1

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