FPNW Stops with Win3.x Client Directory Search: "********.***"

 Last reviewed: March 24, 1997
Article ID: Q142645
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you use File Manger from a Windows 3.1 Novell client to search a Windows NT 3.51 File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) Server for files named ********.***, the server stops with various STOP error messages.

CAUSE

The crash is caused by the use of multiple wildcard symbols (*) to the left of the period in the filename. A single wildcard on either side does not cause the problem, nor does using multiple question marks (?) as a wildcard symbol.

This problem has been reproduced from Windows 3.1 systems running Novell client 1.20a and Windows for Workgroups servers running Novell Client 1.20a; it does not occur with Windows NT or Windows 95 clients.

RESOLUTION

To avoid this problem, use only a single wildcard (*) on either side of the period (*.*) when doing directory searches.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. 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

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbnetwork ntinterop NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.51
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: March 24, 1997
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