Netflex-3: No Adapter Found When Installing SFM

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SUMMARY

If you install Services for Macintosh (SFM) on a Compaq system with a Netflex-3 adapter in Windows NT 3.51, the installation may fail with the following error:

   Setup cannot find any network adapter for Services for Macintosh. You
   will be unable to use Services for Macintosh. Try adding a network
   adapter or enable the bindings for the AppleTalk protocol.

   The AppleTalk protocol registry parameters cannot be read.
   One or more parameters might be missing or contain invalid entries.

   Event ID 13
   No adapter is configured to be the default adapter.

CAUSE

Netflex-3 drivers installed through the Compaq SSD 1.18 do not properly set up the registry values that SFM needs for successful installation.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, perform one of the following:

• Update to SSD 1.19 or later. This suggestion is recommended.
• Modify the registry as described below:

  WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

  Remove Services for Macintosh and then make the following changes:

  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and find the following registry

        location:
  

           HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet
           \Services\Cpqnf3x\Parameters
  
        where x represents the number of your adapter. It is important not to
        add the value to the Cpqnf3 key.
  
     2. From the Edit menu, click Add Value and add the following values to
        the Parameters subkey in all instances of Cpqnf3x and then click OK.
  
        Value name: MediaType.
        Data type: RegDword.
  
     3. In the Dword editor add the value: 1 Hex.
  
        NOTE: Any of the following values may apply:
           1 - Ethernet
           2 - Token Ring
           3 - ARCNet
           4 - FDDI
           5 - Apple LocalTalk
  
     4. Quit Registry Editor.