NetWare Tools Installs and WFWG Stops Working

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q90253

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

After you install Novell's NetWare Tools for Windows, you have no network functionality for Windows for Workgroups.

CAUSE

When you load Netware Tools, it replaces the NETWORK.DRV= line in the [Boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. This prevents the Windows for Workgroups network driver, WFWNET.DRV, from being loaded. Without this driver, there is no network functionality for Windows for Workgroups.

WORKAROUND

To fix this problem, you need to specify WFWNET.DRV in the NETWORK.DRV= line of your SYSTEM.INI file.

Open your SYSTEM.INI with at text editor, and change the line from

      network.drv=netware.drv

to:

      network.drv=wfwnet.drv

Save your changes and restart your system. Windows for Workgroups functions correctly.

The Netware Tools product included here is manufactured by Novell, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kbprb
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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