[FW-1] VERY Off Topic - Sorry

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Hi

Sorry for this email but I am not getting anywhere from other sources -
please email me directly if you have any ideas rather than clutter up the
list ;-)

...Have new laptops/docking stations - Dell Latitude C600 with C/Port II
dock stations (contains 3COM 3C920 net card). C600 running Windows 95.
These machines had problems getting DHCP addresses - it would eventually
pick it up but too late from the users' point of view because they didn;t
get a network login screen presented at boot-up.

Dell didn't help and didn't want to know (surprised - NOT!).

Found a work around on our Cisco 3548 switches - turn on Port Fast mode.

However can't find a workaround on the our 3COM Superstack II 10Mb
switches - tried what I thought might be equivalent - Fast Start Mode but
this has no effect. Couldn't find fix on web and 3COM aren't being helpful
as the NICs are Dell OEM (arghhhhh!!).

Curiously the C600s with Win2k are fine - looks related to Win 95 but we
are not quite ready to fully rollout Win2k yet.......


Any ideas anyone ?


p.s. Before I get the suggestion - yes upgrading to Win2k and/or all Cisco
switches would be nice but not likely until next year....  ;-)

TIA


Tim

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Sorry for this email but I am not getting anywhere from other sources - please email me directly if you have any ideas rather than clutter up the list ;-)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">...Have new laptops/docking stations - Dell Latitude C600 with C/Port II dock stations (contains 3COM 3C920 net card). C600 running Windows 95. These machines had problems getting DHCP addresses - it would eventually pick it up but too late from the users' point of view because they didn;t get a network login screen presented at boot-up.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dell didn't help and didn't want to know (surprised - NOT!).</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Found a work around on our Cisco 3548 switches - turn on Port Fast mode.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">However can't find a workaround on the our 3COM Superstack II 10Mb switches - tried what I thought might be equivalent - Fast Start Mode but this has no effect. Couldn't find fix on web and 3COM aren't being helpful as the NICs are Dell OEM (arghhhhh!!).</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Curiously the C600s with Win2k are fine - looks related to Win 95 but we are not quite ready to fully rollout Win2k yet.......</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Any ideas anyone ?</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">p.s. Before I get the suggestion - yes upgrading to Win2k and/or all Cisco switches would be nice but not likely until next year.... &nbsp;;-)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">TIA</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Tim</font><CODE><FONT SIZE=3><BR>
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