Erratic Domain Logon from Windows 95 Dial-Up NetworkingLast reviewed: January 13, 1998Article ID: Q150053 |
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SYMPTOMSRemote connection to a Windows NT domain fails using the Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking (DUN) client. Your logon scripts will not run, and you get the following error message:
No domain server was available to validate your password. You may not be able to gain access to some network resources.Following this error you may be prompted with the domain logon dialog box requesting your user name, password, and domain name. In most cases you will eventually be able to connect but without domain validation.
CAUSEThis problem occurs when you use a portable computer that was once connected locally to a LAN through a network interface card (NIC). The computer's NIC was not removed or disabled, and the first two octets of the DHCP-assigned subnetted class B IP address are the same for both the NIC and the dial-up adapter.
WORKAROUNDCreate a hardware profile for remote connections that does not include the NIC as part of the installed hardware. NOTE: After you have configured more than one hardware profile for a computer running Windows 95, a menu automatically appears during the booting process listing all available hardware profiles as numbered choices. The user may choose only one per computing session.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. A potential fix for this issue is documented in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q154434 TITLE: Err Msg: No Domain Controller Was Available to Validate... MORE INFORMATIONThis problem was reported by corporate users who normally connect their portable computers to a corporate LAN when at the office. When they travel, they use a Windows 95 DUN connection to access their company's network resources. The problem usually appears under the following circumstances:
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Additional query words: remote access service dial-up Win95
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