El59x Driver Shows Only Inbound Traffic with Network Monitor (170818)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
This article was previously published under Q170818 SYMPTOMS
When you are using Network Monitor with a 3Com 3C59X adapter, Network
Monitor may capture only the data sent to the computer using the adapter.
Data sent from the computer is never displayed in Network Monitor. This
occurs with the El59x.sys network card driver that ships with Windows NT
version 4.0 and with Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 3.
RESOLUTION
Perform the following steps to resolve this problem:
- Obtain the latest version of El59x.sys from 3Com.
- Copy the new version of this driver over the previous version in the
\%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers folder.
- Restart your computer.
Please contact 3Com for additional information.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0 and
Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 3. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbbug kbHardware kbhw kbnetwork KB170818 |
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