Unable to Connect Using Cabletron EISA F70XX FDDI NIC
Article ID: 135777
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q135777
SYMPTOMS
If you install both NetBEUI and TCP/IP under Windows NT on a AST Manhattan
P Series 5090 (dual processor) server computer using a Cabletron EISA F70XX
FDDI network interface card (NIC), client computers using the NetBEUI
protocol are unable to connect to the server.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem:
- Download F70NT35.ZIP from the Cabletron Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at
(603) 335-3358 and install the updated Cabletron EISA F70XX FDDI NIC
driver.
-or-
- Upgrade to Windows NT 3.51 (if you have not already done so) and install
the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and
3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack,
query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):
The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by Cabletron and
AST Research, Inc., vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty,
implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: prodnt adapter
Keywords: KB135777