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Q116254: System File Changes Installing Xircom CE10 Ethernet Adapter

Article: Q116254
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the changes made to your SYSTEM.INI, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and
CONFIG.SYS files when you install the Xircom CE10 Credit Card Ethernet adapter.
It also discusses the PROTOCOL.INI file that Setup creates for this adapter.

MORE INFORMATION
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AUTOEXEC.BAT
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  C:\WINDOWS DIRECTORY\NET START

CONFIG.SYS
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  Device=C:\WINDOWS DIRECTORY\IFSHLP.SYS

SYSTEM.INI
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  [BOOT]
  network.drv=WFWNET.DRV

  [BOOT.DESCRIPTION]
  network.drv=Microsoft Windows Network (version 3.11)

  [386ENH]
  network=*vnetbios, *vwc, vnetsup.386, vredir.386, vserver.386
  netheapsize=20
  netmisc=ndis.386, ndis2sup.386
  transport=nwlink.386, nwnblink.386, netbeui.386
  InDOSPolling=FALSE

  [NETWORK]
  winnet=wfwnet/00025100
  Username=username
  Workgroup=workgroup
  ComputerName=computername

  [NETWORK DRIVERS]
  devdir=C:\windows directory
  LoadRMDrivers=YES
  netcard=cendis.exe
  transport=ndishlp.sys,*netbeui

  [NWBLINK]
  lanabase=1

PROTOCOL.INI File
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  [NETWORK SETUP]
  version=0x3110
  netcard=cendis,1,CENDIS,1
  transport=ms$nwlinknb,NWLINK
  transport=ms$ndishlp,MSNDISHLP
  transport=ms$netbeui,NETBEUI
  lana0=cendis,1,ms$netbeui
  lana1=cendis,1,ms$nwlinknb
  lana2=cendis,1,ms$ndishlp

  [PROTMAN]
  Drivername=Protman$
  Priority=MS$NDISHLP

  [CENDIS]
  Drivername=XIRCOM$
  INT=10 (or other IRQ adapter configured for)
  IOADDRESS=0x300 (or other address configured for)
  MEM=0xC800 (or other starting memory address configured for)
  IOWORDSIZE=16
  SOCKET=1 (socket that lan adapter installed in)

  [NWLINK]
  Bindings=CENDIS

  [MS$NDISHLP]
  Drivername=ndishlp$
  BINDINGS=CENDIS

  [NETBEUI]
  Drivername=netbeui$
  SESSIONS=10
  NCBS=12
  BINDINGS=CENDIS
  Lanabase=0

PROTOCOL.INI
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Setup also creates a PROTOCOL.INI file when you install the Xircom adapter.(If
PROTOCOL.INI already exists, Setup modifies it.) Sometimes the PROTOCOL.INI
settings do not match the CONFIG.SYS settings for the Credit Card adapter, which
causes it to fail. If this happens, compare your PROTOCOL.INI settings with the
relevant CONFIG.SYS lines and modify any inconsistent settings.

Additional query words: 1.00 3.11 Xircom PCMCIA CE10 creditcard

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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