Banyan VINES Connectivity Lost After Windows 98 Upgrade

ID: Q190911

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade to Windows 98 over a Windows 95 installation running the 16-bit Banyan VINES client, you may not have access to the Banyan VINES network.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur because Windows 98 Setup disables the following lines in the Config.sys file 


   Device=c:\Banfiles\protman.dos /i:c:\banfiles
   Device=c:\Banfiles\epro.dos (or current real-mode adapter driver)
and adds the following line to the Autoexec.bat file: 

   c:\windows\net start


RESOLUTION

To restore network connectivity using the Banyan VINES 16-bit client, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type sysedit in the Open box, and then click OK.


  2. On the Window menu, click Config.sys.


  3. Remove the "REM-by Windows Setup" text from the following lines: 
    
      Device=c:\Banfiles\protman.dos /i:c:\banfiles
      Device=c:\Banfiles\<network adapter driver>


  4. On the Window menu, click Autoexec.bat.


  5. Type REM, followed by a space at the beginning of the following line: 
    
    c:\windows\net start


  6. On the File menu, click Exit.


  7. Click Yes when you are prompted to save the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files.


  8. Restart the computer.



MORE INFORMATION

The Config.sys file should contain the following entries: 


   Device=c:\Banfiles\protman.dos /i:c:\banfiles
   Device=c:\Banfiles\epro.dos (or current real mode nic driver)
The Autoexec.bat file should contain the following VINES stack: 

   c:\windows\net initialize
   cd banfiles
   ban /nc
   ndisban
   redirall
   netbind
   arswait
   z:\login 


Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup 3rdpartynet win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999