Duplicate Computer Names with Multiple Networks Not Supported

ID: Q129729

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

You cannot access a computer on your Windows 95 network that has the same name as a computer on your Novell NetWare network.

CAUSE

The Microsoft Network does not support duplicate computer names, even if the computers with duplicate names are on different network architectures. IFSMGR passes connection requests to the installed redirectors until one of them succeeds. The first server to respond is the one you get connected to.

While you can set the primary redirector (VREDIR or NWREDIR) for logon purposes, you cannot set the order in which the redirectors register with IFSMGR.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, you must rename one of the computers.

Additional query words: smb ncp netbios

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