No NDIS Interrupt Activity Using Windows 95 and Pathworks

Last reviewed: October 13, 1995
Article ID: Q138155

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

If you upgrade a computer that is connected to a DEC Pathworks 4.1 network and contains a DEC Etherworks 3 Turbo (205) network adapter from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to Windows 95, you may receive the following error message when you start the computer:

   No NDIS interrupt activity. Maybe NI_IRQ is set wrong or cable is
   not attached or /DLL broken

CAUSE

The error message occurs when the following line is processed from the Startnet.bat file:

   c:\decnet\schk.exe /h

RESOLUTION

Change the line stated above in the Startnet.bat file to read:

   c:\decnet\schk.exe /n

After you make this change, restart your computer.

The /N switch specifies that the Ethernet vector not be checked for interrupt activity during loading.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95
Additional reference words: 95 digital

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Last reviewed: October 13, 1995
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