Farallon Etherwave ISA Network Card Does Not See the Network (135601)
The information in this article 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 Q135601 SYMPTOM
After you successfully install the Farallon Etherwave ISA bus network card
and the corresponding Etherlink III driver under Windows NT, Windows NT
fails to see network resources.
This symptom occurs even though you set the network card and driver for the
correct I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ).
Your network card may have worked previously under an MS-DOS based network
operating system, but after installing the card under Windows NT the card
does not work under either operating system.
CAUSE
Your card is set to the 10BaseT media type.
Windows NT Setup correctly detects the 3c509 chipset on the card, however,
neither Setup nor the Etherlink III driver automatically configure the card
for the correct I/O address, IRQ, and media type. You must manually change
the card settings and configure the Etherlink III driver through the driver
configuration dialog box. If you do not specify a media type, the Etherlink
III driver sets the card to the 10BaseT media type by default, which is
incorrect for the Etherwave network card because the Etherwave portion of
the card interfaces to the AUI media type output of the Etherlink 3c509
chipset.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:
- Select AUI/Thicknet for the media type in the Windows NT Etherlink III
driver configuration dialog box.
-or- - Run the Farallon Etherwave network card configuration program which
automatically sets the media type.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB135601 |
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