Network Dysfunctional After Removing Novell NetBIOS Support (91059)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q91059 SYMPTOMS
You remove Novell NetBIOS support from your Windows for Workgroups
network, and now you have no network functionality.
CAUSE
To support Novell NetBIOS, you must add two statements to the SYSTEM.INI
file. If you then remove Novell NetBIOS support, Control Panel does not
remove the statements, resulting in no network functionality.
WORKAROUND
To regain network functionality, you must manually remove these lines
if they exist:
V86ModeLANAs=0,1
LANAs=0,1
MORE INFORMATION
Adding the two statements to your SYSTEM.INI is necessary to make the
Windows for Workgroups network redirector ignore the Novell NetBIOS
provider on LANA0. If you later remove Novell NetBIOS support, Control
Panel moves NetBEUI support back to LANA0, but does not remove the
statements, making the redirector ignore LANA0. Because the redirector
cannot find a valid NetBIOS provider, it cannot load.
You can find instructions for Novell NetBIOS support in the NETWORKS.WRI
file in the Windows for Workgroups directory.
The products included here are manufactured by Novell, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding these products' performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/10/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB91059 |
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