BUG: Can't Change Dir or Run EXE Files on FPNW-shared CD-ROM

The information in this article applies to:

• File and Print Services for NetWare
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If a CD-ROM drive is shared via FPNW and the medium is changed on the server, clients using the NCP protocol (for example, computers running Microsoft Windows NT that are accessing the server using a NetWare redirector such as GSNW) will not be able to change directories on, or execute files from the shared CD.

This was tested with the final version of FPNW and SP 3 installed.

WORKAROUND

Disconnect the shared volume and reconnect again.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

You will need two machines -- one running FPNW, the other running a NetWare client or GSNW. There must be a valid account on the FPNW server for the user on the client side.

1. Configure the FPNW server to share the CD-ROM drive as a NW-volume.

2. Connect to the shared CD-ROM drive from the client machine. You will have full access to the CD-ROM drive.

3. Replace the compact disc on the server machine with another one.

4. Refresh the view on the connected drive in the client's winfile. You can view the changes to the directory structure but can't change directories. Double-clicking an .exe file results in a "File not found" error message.