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"Jean-Pierre Le Rouzic" <jean contatenated_with pierre .dot lerouzic @at
wanadoo .dot fr> wrote in message
news:43878fc6$0$21279$8fcfb975 AT news DOT wanadoo DOT fr...
> Hello
>
> a) When I try to launch a python program making: "import webservers", this
> import works fine under Windows, but do not work under dos.
> I use the same parameters for python environment (or at least I think I
use
> the same parameters).
>
> b) The same program complains that a packet driver is not running while
> under Windows, but the packet driver says under Windows:
> H:\apps\python>e:\fdos\net\drivers\sl118\pktdrv\sis900.exe
> SiS 900/7016 PCI Adapters Packet Driver Version 1.15 (16/Aug/2002)
> (c) Copyright 2002 SiS Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
> Error: no adapter found with that configuration
> H:\apps\python>

Windows XP, 2000 & NT4 do not permit device level access from user mode
programs.  Hence the packet driver is unable to detect the NIC.


> How can I trick Windows to use it's NDIS driver maskeraded as a packet
> driver?

You need to use a packet driver emulator under XP and 2000.  I wrote SwsVpkt
just for this purpose, see:

www.softsystem.co.uk/page7.html

You can download it from:

www.softsystem.co.uk/SwsVpkt1004.zip

-- Lawrence Rust

> What do you think of this? Thanks for help.
>
> Jean-Pierre
>
>