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Q148765: Availability of DLC Update for MSDLC32 Protocol

Article: Q148765
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbnetwork 3rdpartynet msnets win95 kbDLC kbSDKPlatform kb3rdPartyNetClient
Last Modified: 21-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the availability of the Microsoft 32-bit Data Link
Control (DLC) update to Microsoft's 32-bit Data Link Control (MSDLC32) protocol.

MORE INFORMATION
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DLC Update
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Update your existing Microsoft 32-bit Data Link Control (MSDLC32) protocol for
Windows 95 with the DLC update if you have encountered the following problem:

  Your current 32-bit DLC protocol stack may hang under Windows 95 if a 32-bit
  program tries to open the network adapter more than once to connect to two
  different IBM host computers, or if multiple 32-bit programs try to open the
  network adapter at the same time to connect to different host computers. For
  example, the problem can occur if a terminal emulation program opens the
  adapter twice to connect to two different AS/400 hosts, and opens a display
  session to each host. This problem happens rarely on Ethernet networks, but
  may occur often on token ring networks due to the higher number of status
  indication messages.

NOTE: You must first install the Microsoft 32-bit Data Link Control (MSDLC32)
protocol for Windows 95 (Msdlc32.exe) before you install the DLC update
(Dlc32upd.exe). For information about the MSDLC32 protocol, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q139561 Availability of MSDLC32 and Support Boundaries

Installation
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To install the Dlc32upd.exe file after you have downloaded it, follow these
steps:

1. Download the Dlc32upd.exe file from one of the online services listed below
  to an empty folder.

2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the Dlc32upd.exe file you
  downloaded in step 1.

3. Follow the instructions on your screen.

4. Restart Windows.

Instructions for Downloading
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  Download Dlc32upd.exe now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Keywords          : kbfile kbnetwork 3rdpartynet msnets win95 kbDLC kbSDKPlatform kb3rdPartyNetClient 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :95

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