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Windows 3.11 Networking

I just wanted to mess around with networking an older machine but it could not detect my NIC or get a IP protocol, how can i get these for my network to run?

PS
i am running a peer to peer network
i am 3com fast ethernet nics
ipx and tcp/ip protocols with ipx as the de fault
thats about it

thanks

Lee W, MVP

Windows 3.1 is not plug and play. It has a rudimentary detection ability, limited to the NICs that had drivers ship with it. Just download the appropriate drivers from 3com for Win3.11 (WFW) and install them. It should go fine.

djtansey

ASKER

i will try this and see if it helps, let u know...

djtansey

ASKER

hey, leew
if you could get the files
ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3C90x/3C90X2X.EXE

ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3C90x/3C90X1X.EXE
and email them to : djtansey@bigfoot.com
i would appreciate it, see, i live in china and the connection is unrelaible and it keeps cutting off the file.. but email has never been a problem
if u do it for me ican increase the points to 100, k?

thanks

Lee W, MVP

Word of advice - if possible don't use FTP, use HTTP. 3COM's web site has both links. The HTTP link downloaded in about a minute (I have a T1). The FTP link is less than half way done and I've been downloading it for about 15 minutes (again, over the T1). But I did forward it as you request.

Lee W, MVP

The files are over 1MB each and you're service rejected them. try going to 3com's web site and using the HTTP link as I suggested.

The message I received is as follows.

The original message was received at Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:01:11 -0500 (EST)
from bftoemail12.bigfoot.com [208.156.39.212]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<djtansey@china.crosswinds.net>

----- Transcript of session follows -----
. while talking to dot.crosswinds.net.:
>>> MAIL From: SIZE=2788050
<<< 552 ... Message size exceeds fixed maximum message size (1000000)
554 <djtansey@china.crosswinds.net>... Service unavailable

djtansey

ASKER

hey, could you please try again at

djtansey@mail.china.crosswinds.net

?

Thanks, if that does not work.... then i will be trying the http way...

thanks again...

David

djtansey

ASKER

Ok, lee...

here is the clincher... i have the drivers... but now i need the TCP/IP protocol, how do i get that!!! i have tried all the likely oemsetup files (that is what it asks for) but none have TCP/IP. I need it because that is what my 5 computer (i just bought a hub today so i have 5 hooked up now) is using.

THanks

PS IPX is the default but i have TCP/IP in ther for my Wingate and games...

swwelsh

You need to get the win32s.exe file from microsoft. This will set up tcp/ip on your machine. I think the file is less than 1mb.

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gkholod

Hi,
You don't have to upgrade with win32s. Just download TCPIP or from this site:
http://rheooptik.fmf.uni-freiburg.de/pub/win31/tcpip/00-index.html