DOCUMENT:Q105329  22-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Cannot Use Proteon Network Adapter, Initialization Failure
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:BUGLIST3.10 FIXLIST3.10.001

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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Your Proteon network adapter does not function. The Proteon device
driver is not able to transmit information over the network.

CAUSE
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The Proteon driver does not wait for the final initialization of the
Proteon adapter. It attempts to transmit information over the network
before the adapter is initialized, causing the adapter to fail.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S.
Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. 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

Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: hrdwr devdrvr

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