🚀 go-pugleaf

I hope someone can point out where to RTFM to solve my problem.  I am
becoming increasingly convinced that I am not going to be able to run
Windows 3.0 on my Zenith Z-248 (80286) box in any productive manner with
a netbios network loaded.

The system:

Zenith Z-248 (8MHz 80286 with 80287)
640K convnetional RAM
2560K extended RAM
EGA monitor
TRW HC2001 ethernet adapter
DOS 3.3+
TRW OSC 4.01 w/10Net netbios & redirector

config.sys
FILES=30
BIFFERS=20
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:2048 /P
STACKS=0,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=\USR\SYSLOCK.SYS
DEVICE=\USR\ZANSI.SYS
DEVICE=C:\LAN\TRWCUST.SYS
DEVICE=C:\LAN\IPCUST.SYS
DEVICE=E:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.SYS 1792 256
DEVICE=E:\WINDOWS\EGA.SYS

PATH=E:\WINDOWS;C:\BIN;C:\USR;C:\MSPROG;C:\LAN;C:\NIMPX;C:\WP51

The problems:

1) Network load fails when trying to start up the telnet process BEFORE
starting windows EXEC failed, batch file not found error msgs.

2) Dir after above returns garbage, no directory past e:\windows seems to be
in the path despite the output of PATH <ret>.  Cursor and prompt vanish.

3) Virtually any non-windows app fails to load with insufficient memory message.Some small programs do run.  About Program Manager shows 2.3 Meg memory free
with 78% system resources free.  Programs in the Main and Acessories groups
do run.

4) Windows fails to recognize Logitech Serial Mouse even though Setup shows
it in the hardware list.

5) Not loading the network drivers seems to resolve these problems.

I suspect some Interrupt/vector conflicts but don't know where to start.

Thanks for any and all suggestions!!


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