Created On: 11/10/2001
Product: LANTASTIC 8.0
Keywords: BIND BOUND AOL DIALUP CROSS STACK PROTOCOL BINDING CROSS LANTASTIC
Subject:
WHAT ARE CROSS-BINDINGS?

Solution:
A cross-binding occurs when one or more network protocols are bound to multiple clients and/or services from multiple manufacturers, or when an adapter is bound unintentionally to multiple protocols.
For example, under Microsoft Networking, two things normally occur:
1) All clients and services bind to all protocols
2) All protocols bind to all the adapters
For example, under Windows 98, a network adapter will be detected upon installation, and the following components are installed under Control Panel, Network:
Client for Microsoft
network adapter
TCP/IP
After installing LANtastic, the following will normally appear:
Client for LANtastic
Client for Microsoft
network adapter
TCP/IP
Artisoft LANtastic netbios
File & Printer Sharing for Microsoft.
In the above example, it is important to make sure that Artisoft LANtastic netbios is NOT bound to Client for Microsoft. Also, it is important to make sure that TCP/IP is NOT bound to Client for LANtastic or File & Printer Sharing for LANtastic. Bindings are indicated under the BINDING tab for a particular protocol.
LANtastic Cross-bindings may occur when a network component is manually added, such as Microsoft netbeui, or software like AOL is installed . This typically happens under Windows 95, 98 or ME.
Either of these processes may cause Windows to ask for files. It is IMPORTANT that no file should be skipped.
Artisoft files are such as artisoft.inf are located in the following location:
C:\lantasti\win95\install
Windows components and drivers are located under the appropriate Windows CD folder.
For example, \win95 for Windows 95 and \win98 for Windows 98.
If the Windows 9x or ME CD is not available, Windows files may also be located
under c:\windows\options\cabs on the local hard drive (pre-installed Windows machines), or may be located under c:\windows or c:\windows\system (assuming Windows is installed for drive c:).
See TN5031 to remove cross-bindings.

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