First post, by iulianv
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I've been working on a 386 rig for some time, and this week-end I said I'd take it to the next level and install WfW 3.11.
Previously (MS-DOS 6.22) everything was working well (well, not everything - random hangs in Volfied, but it's no big deal yet), but after installing WfW I have this annoying issue about networking...
- If I start Windows without loading the DOS packet driver, networking works in Windows.
- Whenever I load the DOS packet driver in pure DOS, networking works in DOS
- If I first load the DOS packet driver, then start Windows, Windows takes longer to start, is unable to acquire an IP address via DHCP, and networking doesn't work in Windows. After that, if I'm using the UM9008F-based NIC and exit Windows, I never get back the DOS prompt, only a blinking cursor (keyboard is responsive, Ctlr-Alt-Del works); with the 3C509B-TPO, Windows exists just fine.
- If I load the DOS packet driver, then unload it, then start Windows, Windows would either behave like just before (with 3C509B-TPO), or hang the system at the start-up screen (hard reset is the only way out of it) with UM9008F.
Is there any elegant way for networking under DOS and WfW to coexist peacefully?