Microsoft KB Archive/90234

= 3Com Etherlink Adapters Not Responding =

Article ID: 90234

Article Last Modified on 9/25/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q90234



SYMPTOMS
Some 3Com Etherlink network adapters may stop responding (hang).



CAUSE
The TimerCriticalSection= statement in the SYSTEM.INI file may not be set correctly to 5000.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, modify the setting as follows:

 Open the SYSTEM.INI file in a text editor (such as Notepad). Find the [386Enh] section and the TimerCriticalSection= statement. Change the TimerCriticalSection= statement to look as follows:

TimerCriticalSection=5000

 Save your changes and restart the system.

Additional query words: 3.10 ether link 3rdparty

Keywords: KB90234

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