Cannot Connect to Print Share on Server with Many File and Print Shares (233313)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q233313 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to connect to a Microsoft Windows NT print share that does not appear in the browse list, the connection is not successful and you receive the following error message:
Access to the specified device, path, or file is denied
CAUSE
Windows 95/98 clients attempt to determine whether a share exists from the browse list that is received from the Windows NT server. If the Windows NT server has a large number of shares with long comments, the client may not be able to hold the list even in the largest buffer that it can set aside for this task. The maximum buffer size that a Windows 95/98 client can use for this task is 64 KB.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
160807 Cannot Connect to Windows NT Server with Many Shares
: The hotfix referenced in Q160807 works only for a file share. A print share is handled in a different manner.
RESOLUTION
As the comment size per share and the number of shares on the Windows NT server increases, the size of the browse list sent to Windows 95/98 clients increases. Use the following formula to calculate the maximum number of shares and comment sizes:
20+(comment size+1)*number of shares<=65535
Example:
With a maximum comment length of 48 bytes per share, the maximum number of shares is roughly 949. This includes the server's hidden shares.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb kbprint KB233313 |
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