Microsoft KB Archive/134968

= NetWare Connections Remain Connected After You Log Off =

Article ID: 134968

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134968





SYMPTOMS
After you connect to a Novell NetWare print queue and then you log off, you may receive the following message when you log back on to your Windows NT computer:

You cannot be authenticated on  due to the following reason: A connection to the server could not be made because the limit on the number of concurrent connections for this account has been reached.

Do you want to select another preferred server?

where  is the name of your NetWare server.



CAUSE
The Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) in Windows NT is not completely disconnecting you from the NetWare server.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:


 * Restart the computer instead of logging off and logging back on.

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 * Contact your network administrator to increase the number of concurrent connections for your user account.

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 * For Windows NT version 3.51:

- Install Windows NT Service Pack 2



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt csnw nwcs gsnw nwgs 4.00 4.0

Keywords: kbnetwork KB134968

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