Cannot Connect to NWServer (131354)
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This article was previously published under Q131354 SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect to a shared directory or printer on a Windows 95
computer with the File and Print Sharing for NetWare Networks (NWServer)
service enabled, you may receive one of the following error messages:
- The user name is not valid.
- The password or user name you specified is not valid for this
resource.
You may receive one of these error messages even though you supplied the
correct user name and password for the shared resource.
CAUSE
If the security provider used to supply the user list for user-level
security is another NWServer, passwords cannot be correctly verified.
RESOLUTION
Windows 95 can specify only user-level security for shared resources when
installed as an NWServer. Windows 95 uses the list of users and groups
contained on a Novell NetWare server to determine the appropriate security
for users who access shared resources. You must specify the name of a
Novell NetWare server as the security provider in order to use the File
and Print Sharing for NetWare Networks service in Windows 95.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
When you are configuring the Access Control tab in Network properties, you
must specify a server from which to obtain a list of users and groups in
order to configure Windows 95 for user-level security. Windows 95 cannot
determine whether the server you specify is a Novell NetWare server or a
Windows 95 computer configured as an NWServer. When you are sharing
directories or printers, you can select users from the list of users
provided by the Windows 95 NWServer to grant access to the shared
resources.
When it is authenticating a user who tries to connect to a shared
resource, Windows 95 passes the authentication request to the NetWare
server. If the server to which Windows 95 passes the authentication
request is another Windows 95 computer, no authentication of the user
and password occurs.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB131354 |
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