MSNDS Drops Connections to More Than Eight Servers

Last reviewed: March 7, 1997
Article ID: Q160824

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) to connect to NetWare servers, idle connections to drives mapped to NetWare servers are disconnected after approximately 10 minutes if there are connections to more than 8 servers.

CAUSE

There is a problem with the MSNDS version of the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks (NWRedir). This client assumes a maximum of eight server attachments, and automatically disconnects any idle connections to servers after the first eight.

This limitation was originally designed for compatibility with older versions of Novell's NetWare client. However, this limitation does not apply to Novell's NetWare Directory Services (NDS) clients. In this respect, MSNDS is not fully compliant with the comparable Novell client.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information on the availability of this fix.

MORE INFORMATION

This symptom has also been observed with the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks (bindery version, without MSNDS). Although this behavior is by design for the bindery client, it can be worked around with the following steps:

Obtain and install the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS). For information about obtaining MSNDS, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q138709
      TITLE     : Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services
                  Available

Obtain and install the update identified in the "Status" section above.

Configure the MSNDS client to log in to the bindery server instead of to an NDS tree. For information about how to do this, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
```
      ARTICLE-ID: Q164558
      TITLE     : Configuring MSNDS to Log in to a NetWare Bindery Server
```

Additional query words: 95

Keywords : kbnetwork osr2 win95 kbnetwork
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 7, 1997
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