MSNDS Client Does Not Prompt to Log On |
Q158058
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Microsoft NetWare Directory Services client (MSNDS) to connect to a Novell NetWare version 3.x or 4.x server, you may not receive a prompt to log on.
CAUSE
MSNDS performs a Get Nearest Server NCP query rather than a Get General Server NCP query. A Get General Server query is issued by a Windows 95 client only if a Get Nearest Server query does not report any NetWare servers. In this case, MSNDS should perform a Get General Server NCP query instead.
RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OSR2, and later versions of this file:
For the NDS version of the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks (Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services) only:
NWREDIR.VXD version 4.00.972 dated 10/21/96 174,618 bytes
This version of the NWREDIR.VXD file is compatible only with the Microsoft NetWare Directory Services client. It does not work with the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks (without the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services installed).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q177222 NetWare Printers or Volumes Unavailable in Windows 95
Q165402 Windows 95 Update to Encrypt Passwords in Memory
Q163673 "Exception 0E" Using MSNDS Over Dial-Up Connection
Q160897 NWRedir Reports Incorrect Free Space If Limited by Admin
Q160824 MSNDS Drops Connections to More Than Eight Servers
Q153470 Incorrect Error Code Returned for Locked Files
Q152186 Possible Network Data Corruption If Locking Not Used
Q151912 NWRedir Returns Cached File Size Information
Q149606 Fatal Exception 0E in VNETBIOS Using NetWare Login Script
Q147838 Cannot Access Folders with Long File Names on NetWare Servers
Q143282 No Documents Appear in the File Open Dialog Box
Q139747 MS-DOS-Based Program Reports Not Enough NetWare Server Space
Q136303 Connecting to Schedule+ 1.0 Calendar File Drops Connections
For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates
Keywords : kbnetwork kbpolicy win95
Issue type : kbprb
Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95
Last Reviewed: December 15, 2000 |
