MS DLC over ODI May Cause GP Faults in WFWG 3.11

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

The following article contains information on the use of Windows for Workgroups with third-party products or configurations that have not been tested and are not supported by Microsoft.

If the steps or procedures described in this article do not function properly, contact the manufacturer of the third-party product for more information or use a supported configuration.

SYMPTOMS

You receive a general protection (GP) fault in the KEYBOARD.DRV driver file or another driver file.

CAUSE

If you install the MS DLC protocol over an ODI driver in a token-ring configuration on a computer running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, the computer may produce GP faults.

RESOLUTION

The following actions may help you to work around this problem:

• Use an MS DLC protocol intended for Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
• Obtain the following Application Notes from Microsoft:

        WG0970 - VNETBIOS.386 Corrects Real-Mode Transport Problems
        WG0971 - NDIS2SUP.386 Corrects Problems Restarting WFWG
        WG0988 - IBMTOK.386 Corrects Problems with Exiting WFWG
  

• For instructions about using ODINSUP with Windows for Workgroups, contact Novell or a Novell authorized reseller, and query on the following words here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

        odinsup and netx and novell and wfwg
  

• Use current Novell NetWare drivers.