25-Character Maximum for Preferred NetWare File Server

Last reviewed: September 25, 1995
Article ID: Q137274

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

If a Novell NetWare file server's name is longer than 25 characters, the name cannot be entered in the Preferred Server box in the properties for the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks.

CAUSE

Novell allows server names to be from 2 to 47 characters long. However, the Preferred Server box in the properties for the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks is designed to allow a maximum of 25 characters.

RESOLUTION

To work around this limitation, enter the file server name in the Enter Network Password dialog box when you log on to a NetWare server. This field allows up to 47 characters, and the designated server becomes the default NetWare server.

This server name is displayed in the properties for the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, but is truncated at 25 characters.

KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: win95 3rdpartynet
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: September 25, 1995
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