Cannot Log On to Windows NT Domain w/ DNS Name Resolution Only

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 1, 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

If a Windows 95 TCP/IP client without WINS or LMHOSTS entries tries to log on to a Windows NT domain over a routed IP network, the logon may not succeed and you may receive an error message similar to the following message:

   No domain server was available to validate your password. You may
   not be able to gain access to some network resources.

CAUSE

To log on to a Windows NT domain, clients must be able to resolve the domain<1C> NetBIOS name. Windows 95 clients can resolve only NetBIOS names ending in <00> and <20> when using DNS.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). 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 about the availability of this fix.

MORE INFORMATION

If you receive this error message when you dial into a remote network, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q154434
   TITLE     : Err Msg: No Domain Controller Was Available to
               Validate...