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M1: Win95/NT license, lmutil lmhostid returns hostid of 0 or FFFFFFFF


Record #2445

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Merged Core

Problem Title:
M1: Win95/NT license, lmutil lmhostid returns hostid of 0 or FFFFFFFF


Problem Description:
Keywords: lmutil, lmhostid, ethernet, hostid, license

Urgency: standard

Problem Description:
'%XILINX%\bin\nt\lmutil lmhostid -ether' within Windows returns:

lmutil.exe - Copyright (C) 1989-1994 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is "000000000000"



Solution 1:

The appropriate driver for your Ethernet protocol must be installed.

For example, if your system requires the `NWLink IPX/SPX' network driver,
it must be installed like so:

	Put the Windows 95 or NT system disk in the CDROM drive.

	Select `START'

	Select `Control Panel'

	Select `Network'

	Select `Add'

	Add the NWLink IPX SPX driver.

Other drivers are installed in similar fashion.


Why do I need to include the appropriate Ethernet protocol driver?

	This is necessary for either obtaining the Ethernet card address
	and to provide connectivity with a Netware License server.



End of Record #2445