Xircom Pocket Ethernet Adapter Requires Updated Drivers (84146)

SUMMARY

If you use a Xircom pocket Ethernet card with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 on a Novell network, you may experience printing problems if an outdated Xircom low-level driver was used during the WSGEN process. The latest drivers are dated 4/92.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, use one of the following workarounds:

Contact Xircom to obtain the IPX.COM file that Xircom has created with the updated low-level driver for your particular Xircom adapter, or download this file from the Xircom bulletin board service (BBS).

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Contact Xircom to obtain the necessary updated PxShell.OBJ for your particular Xircom adapter, or download this file from the Xircom BBS. Then, generate a new IPX.COM file using the PxSHELL.OBJ file and the Windows 3.1 IPX.OBJ file. (The "x" in PxSHELL.OBJ varies depending on the card type.)

NOTE: With the new low-level drivers, IPX is still version 3.1.

Windows 3.0

The drivers for Windows 3.0 and 3.0a should be as follows:

   Drivers         Networks        Versions
   -------         --------        --------

   IPXPA.COM       ArcNet          Version 1.03
   IPXPE.COM       Ethernet        Version 4.01
   SMARTIPX.COM    Token Ring      Version 1.03

Xircom makes Ethernet and token ring adapters for laptop computers. For more information, call Xircom Technical Support.

The products included here are manufactured by Xircom, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.