Hello Thomas,
 TU> Ahem, where are the servers lan-driver loaded ?
     Heck if I know :-)  It really is a mystery!
 TU> **  3C501 is a very old 8bit card with only one buffer for
 TU> transmit and receive; this may a problem on fast machines. Try
 TU> another NIC or newer driver
 TU> (ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c501/new501.exe).
     I asked 2 guys w/Internet access to get it. One got 501.zip
     which had 3C501.EXE. This is a diagnostics util that I would like
     to have more data on. I have figured out that:
     E  is echo
     Ix is irq
     Dx is DMA
     Bxxx is address
     3c501 1  tells me the hard controller is ok
     3c501 d1 tells me the hard controller is not ok. DMA timeout
     This also happens on the working workstation, so I don't know
     how to use the util.
     The other guy got the new501.exe. The executable (3x501.com, 12907 
ytes)
     is bad. It returns "divide overflow". The readme file says it is not
     approved by 3com. It appears to be a fix for _slow_ computers, anyway.
 TU> **  Try: NET.CFG Link Driver 3C501 Frame Ethernet_802.3 Protocol
 TU> IPX o Ethernet_802.3
 TU> some driver require the protocol statement.
     Here is the net.cfg:
---
preferred server = AFWC
file handles=60
show dots = on
eoj=off
Protocol Stack IPX
    Bind 3C501
Link Driver 3C501
    Port 300
    int 5
    dma 1
    mem EC00
    Frame Ethernet_802.3
    Protocol IPX o Ethernet_802.3   (i just added this line at your 
suggestion)
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     I pulled the modem and soundcard - booted from a floppy, loading setver.
     Just set buffers=30, files=60, lastdrive=x, device=c:\dos\setver.exe
     no success.
 TU> **  Server may be out of connection slots. Some versions of
 TU> netware will respond a out of conenction simply as server not
 TU> found
     It is a ten user version. I have run two workstations before, using
     the same cables. Perhaps I don't know what you mean by connection slots.
     Eureka! Read next post.
Regards, Barry 
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