Err Msg: "No Logon Servers Available" When You Try to Connect to Windows 9x-based Computer (157063)

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to connect to a share on a Windows-based computer that is using a Microsoft Windows NT domain to provide user-level security, you may receive the following error message:

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

This problem occurs regardless of which users have been given access to the share you are connecting to and which access rights each user has been given. This problem does not occur when the Windows-based computer you are connecting to is configured for share-level security.

CAUSE

This problem can occur when your user account is configured so that you can only log on to certain computers in the domain. If your user account is configured in this manner and the Windows-based computer you are attempting to connect to is not one of the specified computers, you are unable to connect to resources on that computer. This can also occur on a peer-to-peer network when the computer you are trying to connect to is configured for user-level security

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, configure the Windows-based computer you are attempting to connect to for share-level security, or contact your network administrator. To configure a Windows-based computer for share- level security, follow these steps:

In Control Panel, double-click Network.
Click the Access Control tab.
Click Share-Level Access Control, click OK, and then restart the computer when you are prompted to do so.

NOTE: After you change the type of access control a computer is using, any resources that were shared on that computer are no longer shared. You must share the resources again to allow other people to access them.

If the Windows-based computer you are attempting to connect to cannot be configured for share-level security, you should contact your network administrator to inquire about additional workarounds that will allow you to access resources on that computer.