SBS: Window 95 and Windows 98 Clients Fail When Trying to Net View Server

• Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server versions 4.0, 4.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use a Windows 95 or Windows 98 client and use the net view command at a command prompt to view the SBS server that has a default installation, this operation fails with the following error message:

Error 234: Additional data is available.

CAUSE

By default, SBS creates a share called Administrator and this share is over 13 characters long. Windows 95 and Windows 98 clients cannot work with shares over 13 characters in length.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q160843 Windows 95/98 Clients Cannot See Long Share Names

RESOLUTION

One possible way to work around this problem would be to remove or shorten the share name on %SystemDrive%\Users Shared Folders\Administrator.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q132593 NET VIEW Err Msg: Error 234: Additional Data Is Available

Q175530 Windows Computer Is Unable to View a Network Share

Additional query words: smallbiz

Keywords : kbbug4.00 SBS
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0a
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug