NE2000 Failure on Windows NT/NTAS

• Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Running a network application on an Intel 80486 Windows NT client with a NE2000 network adapter connected to a Windows NT server results in a lost network connection. These errors are displayed:

   The network path was not found.

   - or -

   System Process - lost delayed write data:
   The system was attempting to transfer file data from buffers to
   <\address\address>. The write operation failed and only some of
   the data may have been written to the file.

CAUSE

During performance tests, the NE2000 card stops transmitting data, although it still responds to polls from the server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5.

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