NetWare Connections Remain Connected After You Log Off (134968)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q134968 SYMPTOMS
After you connect to a Novell NetWare print queue and then you log off,
you may receive the following message when you log back on to your
Windows NT computer:
You cannot be authenticated on <ServerName> due to the following
reason: A connection to the server could not be made because the
limit on the number of concurrent connections for this account has
been reached.
Do you want to select another preferred server?
where <ServerName> is the name of your NetWare server.
CAUSE
The Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) in Windows NT is not completely
disconnecting you from the NetWare server.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
- Restart the computer instead of logging off and logging back on.
-or- - Contact your network administrator to increase the number of
concurrent connections for your user account.
-or- - For Windows NT version 3.51:
- Install Windows NT Service Pack 2
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51
and 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack
for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service
Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without
the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/8/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB134968 |
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