Seed Routing Network Range Options Grayed Out with DEC FDDI

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

You cannot configure a DEC FDDI (EISA or PCI) network interface card (NIC) to do seed routing on Appletalk.

In the Network section of Control Panel, under Services for Macintosh, the option to set the Network Range is grayed out after you check the "Seed this Network" option in the AppleTalk Routing Configuration dialog box.

WORKAROUND

You can obtain a fixed driver on the Digital Corporation FTP server located at the following address:

• ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters/fddi/<adapter_type>/release

  (Where adapter type is either "DEFEA" for EISA or "DEFPA" for PCI)

  -or-

• You can work around the problem by modifying the corresponding OEM*.inf file:

      - For the DEC FDDI EISA adapter modify the OEMNADD3.INF file.
  

        Modify line 485 by changing the last value from 4 to 3; this is the
        FDDI Media type.
  

      - For the DEC FDDI PCI adapter modify the OEMNADDF.INF file.
  

        Modify line 504 by changing the last value from 4 to 3; this is the
        FDDI Media type.
  

1. Be sure to quit from the Network Settings dialog box in Control Panel.

2. Modify the *.INF file and save your changes.

3. In Control Panel, choose Network.

4. Select Services for Macintosh (SFM) and choose Configure.

   The routing configuration dialog box should now display the controls as enabled.

RESOLUTION

This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

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