Err Msg: The Remote Computer is Not Available

Last reviewed: September 23, 1996
Article ID: Q123155

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to establish a session from a network client to a domain controller, the following DOS 51 error message appears:

   The remote computer is not available.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when a deadlock condition occurs in NetLogon.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.50 kbfix3.50.sp2
KBSubcategory: ntdomain ntnetserv
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50

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Last reviewed: September 23, 1996
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