Why do I get a NIC or hostid of FFFFFFFFFFFF when I use the FLEXlm utilities? - Why do I get a NIC or hostid of FFFFFFFFFFFF when I use the FLEXlm utilities? Description You may see a NIC or hostid of FFFFFFFFFFFF when running the FLEXlm utilities if the IPX/SPX driver is not loaded on your machine. The steps for installing the IPX/SPX driver are as follows: Windows 95/98 Open the Control Panel. Double-Click on the Network icon and select the Configuration tab. Click the Add button. A dialog box will prompt you to confirm the configuration type. Select Protocol , and confirm by clicking the Add button. The available protocols will appear. Select Microsoft under the manufacturer heading, and then choose the IPX/SPX protocol. Accept the selection by clicking the OK button. If the necessary files are not on your hard drive, insert the Microsoft Windows 95/98 CD-ROM to install the driver. When the driver is installed, close all the open dialog boxes and restart the computer. Windows NT Open the Control Panel. Double-click on the Network icon and select the Protocols tab. Click the Add button. The available protocols will appear. Select the IPX/SPX protocol and accept your selection by clicking the OK button. If the necessary files are not on your hard drive, insert the Microsoft Windows NT CD-ROM to install the driver. After the driver is installed, close all the open dialog boxes and restart the computer. You will need Administrator privileges to install the IPX/SPX driver on a Windows NT machine. Custom Fields values: ['novalue'] Troubleshooting novalue False ['novalue'] ['novalue'] novalue novalue ['Programmable Logic Devices'] ['novalue'] ['novalue'] ['novalue']