Direct Cable Connection Cannot Connect to Windows 95 Computer

ID: Q175915

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 1
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2.1

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

You may be unable to connect to another Windows 95-based computer with Direct Cable Connection.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if CompuServe 3.0 is installed on your computer, and the CompuServe software changed the first value (value "0") to "CISPPP" in the following registry key:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess\ 
      Authentication\Drivers\PPPMAC

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, first try all of the resolutions in all of the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q159578 Cannot Find Host Computer Using Direct Cable Connection

Q127136 Direct Cable Connection Fails with Only NetBEUI Loaded

Q140208 Cannot Use Both Dial-Up Networking and Direct Cable Connection

Q139204 ECP Port with SMC Chip Set Does Not Transfer Data Properly

Q166340 Direct Cable Connection May Not Work in Localized OSR2

If the resolutions in these articles do not resolve the issue, use the following method.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

Use Registry Editor to change the first value to "PPP" and the last value to "CISPPP" in the following registry key:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess\ 
      Authentication\Drivers\PPPMAC

MORE INFORMATION

The default value order is as follows:


   Name   Value
   ----------------------------------------------
   0      "PPP"
   1      "RAS"
   2      "NWC"
   3      "SLIP" (optional; may not be present)
   4      "CSLIP" (optional; may not be present)
   5      "CISPPP" (optional; may not be present)

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Additional query words: dcc

Keywords : kbenv kbtool dun osr1 osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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