Q135777: Unable to Connect Using Cabletron EISA F70XX FDDI NIC

Article: Q135777
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5,3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you install both NetBEUI and TCP/IP under Windows NT on a AST Manhattan P
Series 5090 (dual processor) server computer using a Cabletron EISA F70XX FDDI
network interface card (NIC), client computers using the NetBEUI protocol are
unable to connect to the server.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem:

- Download F70NT35.ZIP from the Cabletron Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at (603)
  335-3358 and install the updated Cabletron EISA F70XX FDDI NIC driver.

  -or-

- Upgrade to Windows NT 3.51 (if you have not already done so) and install the
  latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and
3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by Cabletron and AST
Research, Inc., vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied
or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt adapter

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Version           : :3.5,3.51

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