NetWare Servers On FDDI Ring with Windows NT 3.5 May Fail
Article ID: 126854
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q126854
SYMPTOMS
When you start Windows NT version 3.5 using a Cabletron EISA F70XX FDDI
adapter with the Gateway Service for NetWare (GSNW) or the Client Service
for NetWare (CSNW), the NetWare servers residing on the same FDDI ring
may fail.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem:
- Type the following at the NetWare console prompt to modify the
STARTUP.NCF file:
- Add or change the following line in the STARTUP.NCF file:
Set Maximum Physical Receive Packet Size=8192
NOTE: The default value is 4096.
The F70XX FDDI adapter and NetWare products discussed here are manufactured
by Cabletron and Novell, Inc., vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no
warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or
reliability.
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