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DOCUMENT:Q94405 20-JUL-1993 [W_NT]
TITLE :Net Card Auto-Detection Facts
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
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Summary:
This article describes the purpose and limitations of the automatic
network card detection that Windows NT performs.
More Information:
During initial installation, Windows NT detects the user's primary net
card subject to the following limitations:
- UB CARDS ARE NOT DETECTABLE. This detection may be supported in the
future, but for now, the software does not detect them.
- You do not need to choose UB/XNS as your first net card to ensure
that it is assigned to LANA 0 (required for MSMAIL compatibility).
This is done automatically in the IDW software. Let detection find
your NetBEUI card, then install UB/XNS (or streams-based XNS) later.
- If you install a card manually, the manual installation overrides
detection.
- The defaults you have used in the past may not be the same as those
that detection selects. This is usually because software configurable
cards (such as ELNKII) have no "fixed" interrupt value; the detection
software uses the first interrupt that the card can use and the system
knows to be unassigned. The same is true for memory buffer addresses.
If you know a particular setting won't work, just change it. If you
believe that the software should have detected the correct interrupt/
address, report the problem to Microsoft.
- The NET IDW triple boot setup program runs in the equivalent of CUSTOM
mode. This is why, even on MIPS, you can bypass detection. In normal
WINNT, CD or diskette installations, the entire process is automatic
if you choose EXPRESS installation.
Additional reference words: 3.10 set up
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OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO
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OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.