Token Ring Server-Based Setup May Not Work Properly (154684)

SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to run a server-based setup of Windows 95 from a Novell NetWare 3.1x or 4.x server if you are using locally administered addresses (LAA) on your Token Ring network adapter.

CAUSE

Net.exe contains the real-mode Microsoft NetWare redirector (Nwredir.exe). Nwredir.exe attempts to use the burned-in Token Ring address instead of the LAA, causing the server not to recognize the workstation's attempt to connect.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix for Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Technical upport to obtain the fix.

For a complete list of Microsoft Technical Support phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

This fix for Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 should have the following file attributes (or later):

   File name     Version    Date      Time     Size
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   Net.exe       n/a        6/3/96    2:38pm   375,930 bytes

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2).

This issue is not resolved in Microsoft Windows 98. Microsoft does not support running Windows 98 from a network server.

MORE INFORMATION

For workstations that have already been set up to run Windows 95 from a NetWare 3.1x or 4.x server, replace the existing Net.exe file in the Windows folder with this updated file.

For workstations that have not already been set up, replace all copies of the Net.exe file on the server-based setup server so that Windows 95 Setup uses the updated Net.exe file during Setup.

For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

132807 Enhanced Encryption for Windows 95 Password Cache

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates