DOCUMENT:Q122165 01-OCT-1999 [win3x] TITLE :Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet Card Fails to Initialize in WFWG PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Xircom Ethernet or Ethernet+Fax cards on some PCMCIA-equipped devices do not work correctly with Windows for Workgroups. Although the drivers appear to load successfully, the card fails to initialize and therefore you cannot communicate with the network. CAUSE ===== This problem occurs when the Netcard= setting in the [Network Drivers] section of your SYSTEM.INI file points to either CECFG.EXE (for the Ethernet card) or CEMCFG.EXE (for the Ethernet+Modem card)or CE2CFG.EXE (for the Xircom Credit Card Ethernet Adaptor IIps). The Xircom card will fail the NET DIAG test with these drivers present. If you are using these files and cannot access your network, it means the PCMCIA controller hardware and the card and socket service software are incompatible under Windows for Workgroups. This problem does not affect all hardware and software combinations under Windows for Workgroups, so the problem does not occur with all Xircom PCMCIA products. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, remove the CECFG.EXE, CE2CFG.EXE, or CEMCFG.EXE filename from the Netcard= line in the [Network Drivers] section of your SYSTEM.INI file. Additional query words: 3rdparty won't run 3.10 3.11 access can't drivers ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311 Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.