Network Dysfunctional After Removing Novell NetBIOS Support

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

You remove Novell NetBIOS support from your Windows for Workgroups network, and now you have no network functionality.

CAUSE

To support Novell NetBIOS, you must add two statements to the SYSTEM.INI file. If you then remove Novell NetBIOS support, Control Panel does not remove the statements, resulting in no network functionality.

WORKAROUND

To regain network functionality, you must manually remove these lines if they exist:

   V86ModeLANAs=0,1
   LANAs=0,1

MORE INFORMATION

Adding the two statements to your SYSTEM.INI is necessary to make the Windows for Workgroups network redirector ignore the Novell NetBIOS provider on LANA0. If you later remove Novell NetBIOS support, Control Panel moves NetBEUI support back to LANA0, but does not remove the statements, making the redirector ignore LANA0. Because the redirector cannot find a valid NetBIOS provider, it cannot load.

You can find instructions for Novell NetBIOS support in the NETWORKS.WRI file in the Windows for Workgroups directory.

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