Open File Is Slow When Using Novell IntranetWare Client (173815)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q173815 SYMPTOMS
Opening files off a Novell file server using the Novell IntraNetWare
client takes a long time. This does not happen when Microsoft client
for Novell is used instead of Novell IntraNetWare client.
CAUSE
The delay experienced by the user when using the Novell IntraNetWare
client is caused by the Novell provided DLL (Novnpnt.dll). The Novell
provided DLL doesn't export the entry point NPGetConnectionPerformance.
MORE INFORMATION
This was a new entry point added in Windows 95 and Windows NT version
4.0 to implement the MultinetGetConnectionPerformance API. Microsoft
Version of Novell redirector provided (Nwprovau.dll) does export that
entry point. As a result, when MPR calls this entry point, it succeeds
quickly.
Because the Novell provided DLL (Novnpnt.dll) does not provide this entry
point, MPR skips it and calls the next provider in the order that, in
most cases, is the server message block provider DLL (ntlanman.dll), which
takes a long time to fail.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/13/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbnetwork KB173815 |
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