Microsoft KB Archive/134592

Direct Cable Connection Fails on Computers with NetBEUI Only

PSS ID Number: Q134592 Article last modified on 08-21-1995

95

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

Direct Cable Connection fails when one or both computers are using only the NetBEUI protocol with the Dial-Up Adapter and are located on the same network.

On the computer configured as the guest, the Direct Cable Connection Status dialog box displays the message “Verifying Username and Password,” and then “Disconnect.”

On the host computer, the Direct Cable Connection Status dialog box displays the message “Verifying Username and Password,” and then “Waiting for the guest machine.”

= CAUSE =

The network card adapter and the Dial-Up Adapter are using the same NetBIOS name. Therefore, NetBEUI fails to negotiate a connection, and because it is the only network protocol bound to the Dial-Up Adapter, the connection is terminated.

= RESOLUTION =

To work around this behavior, disconnect the guest computer from the network.

-or-

Access the shared resources through the network rather than through Direct Cable Connection.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Because NetBEUI requires a unique name to identify each computer, it is not possible to have a computer connected to the same network using the same name on two different network adapters. Conversely, TCP/IP and IPX protocols rely on having a unique network ID rather than on having a unique network name, and therefore connections are negotiated regardless of a naming conflict.

NOTE: To access NetBIOS resources through Direct Cable Connection, you must have a NetBIOS protocol bound to the Dial-Up Adapter.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbenv KBSubcategory: posfest win95 netutils msnets Additional reference words: 95

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