Installing MSDLC on Windows for Workgroups Version 3.11 (109492)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

This article was previously published under Q109492

SYMPTOMS

After you install MSDLC on Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, the following error message may occur during startup:

Protocol Manager could not be opened. DLC Load failure.

WORKAROUND

In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, make sure that Net Initialize or Net Init command loads before MSDLC.EXE. Net Init command basically loads the protocol manager in the memory without binding it to the MAC (Media Access Control) driver. The following is a sample AUTOEXEC.BAT illustrating the correct load order:

   C:\WFW311\net init
   C:\WFW311\msdlc
   C:\WFW311\net start

MORE INFORMATION

MSDLC is an NDIS2-compliant protocol which requires Protocol Manager to be loaded in memory before it can bind to an NDIS MAC driver. If MSDLC doesn't find the Protocol Manager in the memory, the above error message occurs.

REFERENCES

Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	9/30/1999
Keywords:	KB109492