Single-Letter Domain Names Appear Twice in Browse List

Last reviewed: July 23, 1996
Article ID: Q151729

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If you name your Windows NT domain "E" or any single letter that comes after E in the alphabet, your domain will be listed twice in the File Manager browse list. When selected to list resources, one entry will work correctly. The other will display error 6118: The list of servers is not available.

Other servers on the network may also have difficulty finding the primary domain controller.

Under Windows 95 Explorer, the second entry will be displayed with three periods after it.

RESOLUTION

Do not use a single letter for your domain name.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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KBSubcategory: ntdomain
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Last reviewed: July 23, 1996
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