Frame Type Entries for NWLink Must Appear in Uppercase (123314)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q123314

SUMMARY

Due to compatibility issues with some versions of NetWare 3.x, the NWLink protocol code was developed in such a way that frame type entries appear in uppercase only in both the PROTOCOL.INI and NET.CFG files. This article lists the frame type entries for the NWLink protocol.

MORE INFORMATION

To correctly modify network configurations, use the Network Setup program in Windows for Workgroups version 3.11. However, the two files can also be modified manually. When you do this, the modification of the frame type must conform to the uppercase specification made in the NWLink code. This means that both the frame variable and frame type values must appear in uppercase only.

Valid Frame Type entries for Ethernet are:

ETHERNET_802.2
ETHERNET_802.3
ETHERNET_II
ETHERNET_SNAP

Valid Frame Type entries for Token Ring are:

TOKEN_RING
TOKEN_RING_SNAP

An example of a valid entry in PROTOCOL.INI and NET.CFG is:

FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2



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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:KB123314
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