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Q164738: Shared Installation May Fail with IBM Token Ring Auto 16/4 ISA

Article: Q164738
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are performing a shared installation of Windows 95 using an IBM Token
Ring Auto 16/4 ISA network adapter, Windows 95 may not connect to the network
during the real-mode to protected-mode network transition.

CAUSE
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IBM Token Ring Auto 16/4 ISA network adapters with a microcode level 000700
PP1FA7 have a Plug and Play BIOS that cannot be disabled using the Lanaid.exe
configuration tool supplied by IBM.

RESOLUTION
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You must disable the network adapter's Plug and Play BIOS in order for the
network transition to be successful.

Contact IBM Corporation for more information about this procedure.


MORE INFORMATION
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In a local installation of Windows 95 with this adapter at this microcode level,
the results are that two IBM Token Ring Auto 16/4 ISA network adapters are
enumerated and listed in Device Manager. One of the devices is listed as not
working. Removing either device prevents the network adapter from working
properly; and on reboot the device is enumerated and listed twice in Device
Manager again.

Additional query words: Netsetup MSBATCH

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Keywords          : kbnetwork win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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