Cannot Connect Using NET Command with Dial-Up Networking

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you use Dial-Up Networking to connect to a computer that is running Windows 95 and the "File and printer sharing for NetWare Networks" network service, you may be unable to use the NET command to browse or connect to shared resources on that computer.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are met:

• Your computer and the computer that you connected to using Dial-Up Networking are not physically connected.
• The computer you connected to is not running Novell NetWare.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this situation, use one of the following methods:

• Use Network Neighborhood to browse or connect to shared resources on the computer you connected to (instead of using the NET command).
• Disconnect your computer from the network it is connected to.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

If your computer and the computer you connected to using Dial-Up Networking are physically connected, you do not need to use the Dial-Up Networking connection to browse or connect to shared resources on that computer. When you attempt to use the NET command, the LAN connection is used instead of the Dial-Up Networking connection.