ErrMsg: "5735: Protocol Manager has reported..." w/ 3Com NIC

 Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
Article ID: Q128442
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
  • Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

After building an MS-DOS Client boot disk using the Windows NT Server Network Client Administrator and using the disk to boot a computer with a 3Com 3c509 or 3c503 Network Interface Card (NIC), the "NET START" line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file fails and this error message appears: 

   Error 5735: Protocol Manager has reported that a network adapter
   cannot be found.

RESOLUTION

Run the setup program for the NIC and disable the Plug and Play option.

The 3c509 or 3c503 are manufactured by 3Com, Corp., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kbhw kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: nthw
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.00 3.50



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Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
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