DOCUMENT:Q215113 27-OCT-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Windows 9x Clients Can't Connect to Bindery Emulation CAPs PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbnetwork kbClient kbConfig kbSecurity kbServer kbsms kbsms200 kbsms200bug kb ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Windows 9x clients cannot connect to client access points (CAPs) on servers that use bindery emulation. CAUSE ===== The client must make an initial connection to a bindery logon point to authenticate before gaining access to a CAP or distribution point on another NetWare 4.x server. WORKAROUND ========== Place all CAPs and distribution points on the bindery emulation servers that act as logon points for the Windows 9x clients. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbnetwork kbClient kbConfig kbSecurity kbServer kbsms kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbBindery kbCAP kbOSNovell Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 Version : winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.