Microsoft KB Archive/129811

= Dial-Up Networking Does Not Detect Workgroup Name Change =

Article ID: 129811

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q129811



SYMPTOMS
If you change the workgroup name on the Identification tab in Network properties and then try to use a previously created Dial-Up Networking connection, you may not be authenticated correctly. Instead, you are prompted to enter your name, domain, and password.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you dial into a Microsoft Windows NT server that is using Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (MSCHAP) for authentication. Dial-Up Networking caches workgroup information separately for each connectoid. If the computer you are using to dial in is not set up to log on to a domain, Dial-Up Networking sends the workgroup name to the Dial-Up server as the domain name.



RESOLUTION
When you are prompted for your name, domain, and password, enter the correct domain name. Entering this information updates the connectoid for future connections. You must do this for each connectoid that was created before you changed the workgroup name.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: w98nettop

Keywords: kbdialup kbnetwork kbprb KB129811

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