Error Messages When Using Novell NE3200 EISA NDIS2 Driver

 Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
Article ID: Q134596
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When a Novell/Anthem NE3200 EISA Ethernet Adapter is configured to start using NE3200.DOS (the NDIS2 driver) in the Autoexec.bat file, you may receive the following error message when NET START /VERBOSE runs: 

   M0026: Failed to find controller -- Controller not present
After this error message, you receive the following error message: 

   Error 5733: The protocol manager has reported an incomplete binding
NOTE: You see the error messages only if you bypass the Windows 95 logo splash screen and NET START is used with the /VERBOSE switch.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the NE3200 NDIS3 driver. For information about how to install the NDIS3 drivers, click the Index tab in Windows 95 Help, type the following text 

   adapters
and then double-click "adapters, adding or changing the driver for."

If you still need to use the NDIS2 driver in Windows, ignore the error messages or remove the /VERBOSE switch from the NET START line in the Autoexec.bat file.

NOTE: To use the NDIS2 driver outside of the Windows environment, you must start the computer using a previous version of MS-DOS.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Even when you receive this error message, you still have full networking functionality in Windows. No functionality is lost while you are in the Windows 95 graphical interface (GUI). The failure to bind occurs when you start in MS-DOS mode.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: posfest win95 nethw 3rdpartynet
Additional reference words: 95 err msg realmode nic

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Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
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