Windows 95 Clients Connected to NT Server over NWLink May Fail (161080)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q161080 SYMPTOMS
Applications on Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 may fail while
writing data to a computer running Microsoft Windows NT server over the
NWLink protocol. The problem occurs only when direct hosting over NWLink
is used. Direct hosting is a method of bypassing the NetBIOS layer and
sending client/server message blocks (SMBs) directly over the NWLink
protocol.
When the problem occurs, the application on the client computer may
display the following message:
Error 55: The specified network resource or device is no
longer available.
WORKAROUND
The workaround involves disabling direct hosting. To turn off direct
hosting, disable the NWLink IPX/SPX binding in Windows NT Server service.
After this is done, enable NWLink with NetBIOS on the client computer.
For more information, query on the following words here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5x
and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnetwork KB161080 |
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