SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP11718 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: CPQNTAC.SYS TITLE: Fix Windows NT 4.0 WLBS with Compaq Network Teaming and Configuration VERSION: 1.00.01.0017 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Fix DIVISIONS: Comm-Network PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq servers and workstations OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: All NC31xx NICs with both WLBS and CPQNTAC configured and/or running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 1999 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 4.X SUPERSEDES: CPQNTAC.SYS found in SP10873 DESCRIPTION: Fixes inability to transmit using Windows NT 4.0 WLBS with a redundant NIC setup (Compaq Network Teaming and Configuration) when one NIC from the team fails. WLBS was led to believe the team was down when, in fact, the team was still operational due to redundancy. Transmission via WLBS will now only fail when the entire NIC team fails and will resume as soon as one NIC in the team comes back online. This SoftPaq also addresses a bluescreen error that appears when NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 is installed. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is an self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. Enter "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files into the downloaded directory. 3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 1. 4. To install the fix, replace CPQNTAC.SYS in your system's drivers directory (winnt\system32\drivers) with the new unpacked file of the same name. 5. After the installation is completed, you may delete the files unpacked in step 2. Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies