File Manager Cannot Connect to Share with Long Name (84950)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84950 SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows File Manager cannot connect from a LAN Manager 2.0 or 2.1
MS-DOS workstation to a network share name that is greater than the
standard MS-DOS limit of eight characters followed by a period (.) and a
three letter extension. For example, you can connect to:
\\SERVER\SHARNAME.EXT
You cannot connect to:
\\SERVER\SHARNAMEX.EXT
Both of the above shares will be viewable through File Manager's
Browse ability. When attempting to connect to a share with a long
name, the following error messages are displayed:
LAN Manager 2.0: Invalid Network Name
LAN Manager 2.1: This Network Name Cannot be Found
The network server name does not have this limitation. For example,
you can connect to:
\\SERVERNAME\SHARNAME.EXT
MORE INFORMATION
From a LAN Manager 2.0 enhanced MS-DOS workstation, if you have two
shares, one named \\SERVER\SHARENAME (invalid) and the other named
\\SERVER\SHARENAM (valid), and you use File Manager's Browse function
and attempt to connect to \\SERVER\SHARENAME (invalid), then you will
be connected to \\SERVER\SHARENAM (valid).
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB84950 |
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