WinNT Cannot See Shares of Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS Computer

ID: Q129855

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you run NET VIEW \\<computer_name> on a Windows NT computer to find the shares of a remote target computer running Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS with the Server service, the following error messages appear:

If you are running Windows NT 3.1:

System error 66 has occurred.
The network resource type is not correct.

If you are running Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51:

System error 50 has occurred.
The network request is not supported.

NOTE: If the target computer is not running the Server service the following message appears in either version:

Error 53: The network path was not found.

For more information, see section 1.20 and 1.21 of the Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, version 3.11 README.TXT file.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you must ask the administrator of the target computer for the share names. You can then connect to the shares directly with the NET USE command.

Alternatively, you can use a Windows for Workgroups computer to find the share names by using the NET VIEW \\<computer_name> command.

MORE INFORMATION

The NET VIEW command can still be useful from a Windows NT computer for finding the target computer name of a Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS computer running the Server service. For example:

From a Windows NT computer in the same domain as the target computer:

NET VIEW

From a Windows NT computer in domain different from the target computer:

NET VIEW /DOMAIN:<domain_name>

where <domain_name> is the name of the target computer domain name or workgroup name.

NOTE: The server comment for Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS computers is always "MS-DOS Peer Server."

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 3.11 wfw wfwg add on connections wgao

Keywords : ntnetserv
Version : 3.10 3.50 3.51 3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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