Installing MSDLC on Windows for Workgroup Version 3.11

ID: Q110059

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LAN Manager, versions 2.1, 2.2
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SUMMARY

After you install MSDLC on Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, the following error message may appear during the startup process:

Protocol Manager could not be opened.
DLC Load failure.

MORE INFORMATION

MSDLC is an NDIS2-compliant protocol, which requires Protocol Manager in the memory before it can bind to the NDIS MAC (Medium Access Control) driver. If MSDLC doesn't find the Protocol Manager in the memory, the above error message appears.

In the AUTOEXEC.BAT make sure that Net Initialize or Net Init command comes before the MSDLC. Net Init command basically loads the Protocol Manager in the memory. The following is a sample AUTOEXEC.BAT that shows the correct load order:


   C:\wfw311\net init
   C:\wfw31\msdlc
   C:\WFW31\net start

Or, do a NET START NETBIND before MSDLC.EXE and leave out the NET START:


   C:\wfw311\net init
   C:\wfw311\net start netbind
   C:\wfw311\msdlc

REFERENCES

Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit

Additional query words: wfw wfwg 2.10 2.20 3.11 DLC NDIS NDIS3

Keywords :
Version : :2.1,2.2; WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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