Article ID: 123153
Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.2
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.
-or-
- Cannot reconnect <x>: to \\<server>\<share> (Error 84) where <x> 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
