Microsoft KB Archive/298763

= NdsPreferredServer Registry Setting Does Not Allow NetWare Server Connection on Windows 2000 =

PSS ID Number: 298763

Article Last Modified on 12/18/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q298763



SYMPTOMS
The NdsPreferredServer registry setting is included in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to prevent redundant connections to NetWare servers; redundant connections use up NetWare licenses and can potentially cause a NetWare server to run out of licenses for legitimate users.

Although the code for this behavior is included in Windows 2000, the code does not allow a connection to a NetWare Directory Services (NDS) NetWare server that is configured in the NdsPreferredServer registry setting.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the fix for Windows NT 4.0, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

219345 CSNW May Connect to Multiple Servers When Logging On to NDS Tree

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB298763

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch

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