NE2000 Install Fails with Default Base I/O Address

ID: Q132351


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5


SUMMARY

If you accept the default configuration when installing the NE2000 network interface card (NIC), the installation fails.


CAUSE

The NE2000 driver defaults to a base I/0 address of 280h, whereas the NIC itself defaults to base I/O address 300h.


WORKAROUND

When you install the NE2000 driver, change the base I/O address to 300h. If you want to use a base I/O address other than 300h, you must run the diagnostics utility that came with the NE2000 NIC to change its setting.

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Last Reviewed: February 22, 1999
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