Microsoft KB Archive/123153

= Error 84: There Are Too Many Network Redirections... =

Article ID: 123153

Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q123153



SYMPTOMS
When you start the real-mode network with the basic redirector by running the NET USE, NET START BASIC, or NET START WORKSTATION command, you receive one of the following error messages:


 * Error 84: There are too many network redirections.

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 * Cannot reconnect : to \\ \ (Error 84) where  is the network drive letter.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the real-mode basic redirector that is packaged with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS is limited to a maximum of ten connections (sessions) to network resources (printers and drive connections).

The above errors can occur if you make more than ten connections in Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS or Windows for Workgroups and you then quit Windows or Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS and start the real-mode redirector with the NET START BASIC command.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, load the full redirector with the NET START FULL command.

NOTE: Increasing the value of the SESSIONS= line in the PROTOCOL.INI file has no effect on the number of sessions that can be established with the basic redirector. The SESSIONS= entry is valid for the full redirector only.

Additional query words: 3.11 err msg real mode redirector error 84

Keywords: KB123153

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