ID Number: Q60929
1.00 1.01 2.00
MS-DOS
Summary:
Microsoft Windows version 3.00 provides integrated support for the
following networks:
3Com 3+Open LAN Manager
3Com 3+Share
Banyon VINES 4.0
LAN Manager 1.x (or 100 percent compatible)
LAN Manager 2.00 BASIC (or 100 percent compatible)
LAN Manager 2.00 Enhanced (or 100 percent compatible)
Microsoft Network (or 100 percent compatible)
Novell NetWare 2.10 or above, or Novell NetWare 386
IBM PC-LAN Program
Others, as supported by manufacturers' installation disks
Windows 3.00 retains information regarding what network it is
currently configured for in the SYSTEM.INI file, which should be
located in the \WINDOWS directory. The information below attempts to
give guidance regarding the settings in that file that directly affect
network support and performance. Windows 3.00 provides different
levels of support (different features) for different networks. The
sample settings provided below are characteristic of a 386 system with
extended memory, capable of running in 386 Enhanced mode.
More Information:
The sections and settings that describe the network configuration in
SYSTEM.INI are:
[boot]
network.drv
[boot.description]
network.drv=
[386Enh]
network=
If LAN Manager version 1.00 or 1.01 is installed, the settings will
be:
[boot]
network.drv=msnet.drv
[boot.description]
network.drv=LAN Manager 1.x (or 100 percent compatible)
[386Enh]
networks=*vnetbios, *dosnet, lanman10.386
If LAN Manager version 2.00 BASIC is installed, the settings will be:
[boot]
network.drv=msnet.drv
[boot.description]
network.drv=LAN Manager 2.00 BASIC (or 100 percent compatible)
[386Enh]
network=*vnetbios, *dosnet
If LAN Manager version 2.00 Enhanced is installed, the settings will
be:
[boot]
network.drv=lanman.drv
[boot.description]
network.drv=LAN Manager 2.00 Enhanced (or 100 percent compatible)
[386Enh]
network=*vnetbios,*dosnet
If MS-NET is installed, the settings will be:
[boot]
network.drv=msnet.drv
[boot.description]
network.drv=Microsoft Network (or 100 percent compatible)
[386Enh]
network=*vnetbios,*dosnet
Although checking the settings may give you an indication of what
might be wrong, simply running the Windows Setup utility is an easy
way to ensure that the customer has actually installed the package for
the correct network software. It takes less than a minute to load
Setup and reconfigure, as the network options are available on the
first screen, and it exits to DOS immediately upon the user confirming
his or her choice.