NIC at I/O Port of 0360h May Prevent Local Printing

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q95112
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If the Network Interface Card (NIC) used with Windows for Workgroups (WFWG) is set to use an I/O Port address of 0360h, Windows may be unable to print locally. Also, this setting may cause lost network connections after a print job is sent to the local parallel port or the server may lock up when a job is printed from another workstation.

CAUSE

Parallel port LPT1 normally uses an I/O Port address of 0378h. Some network cards (especially NE2000 compatibles) use 20 address segments; this places the top of their address space at I/O Port address 0379h. So if a network card is set to an I/O Port address of 0360h, there may be a hardware conflict with the printer's I/O Port address.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, set the network card to an I/O Port address of 0340h or lower. For more information on changing this setting on a network card, consult the user's manual for the card.

KBCategory: kbprint kbnetwork kbprb
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg winboot
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 dropped lost

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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