IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring Adapter Drivers Does Not Load

ID: Q142907

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If you have multiple IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapters installed on the computer and the Auto Sense option is enabled on one or all of them, the IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring driver in Windows NT does not load.


RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, disable the Auto Sense option on the token ring adapter. To perform this:

  1. Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapter on one of the available slots inside the computer.


  2. Boot to MS-DOS.


  3. Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 Token-Ring Adapter Disk 1 (LANAID disk).


  4. Run LANAID.EXE.


  5. Select Configuration.


  6. Press TAB to Auto Sense. Select Disabled using the arrow keys and press the spacebar.


  7. Press ALT+S to store the configuration. Make sure you note the configuration.


  8. Press ALT+O to exit Configuration and quit Lanaid.


  9. Shut down the computer and remove the token ring adapter from the slot inside the computer.


  10. Repeat steps 1 to 9 for the other IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring adapters.


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Keywords : ntdriver nthw
Version : 3.50 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: February 9, 1999
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