No Logon Script When Connecting with Dial-Up Networking
ID: Q193937
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 98
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Microsoft Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
On a Windows 95-based or Windows 98-based computer with the Client for
Microsoft Networks installed and configured to log on to a Windows NT
domain, the following error message may occur when you attempt to log on
to the domain as part of the Windows startup and logon process:
No domain server was available to validate your password. You
may not be able to gain access to some network resources.
In addition, if you attempt to use Dial-Up Networking to connect to your
Windows NT network, the following symptoms may occur, even though the Log
On To Network option is selected in the Dial-Up Networking connection you
are using:
- If you have a Windows NT login script configured, your login script
may not be processed when you connect to the network using Dial-Up
Networking.
- User profiles and system policies, if so configured, may not be
updated or downloaded from the network server.
CAUSE
These symptoms may occur if there is a network adapter present in the
computer, but the computer is not physically connected to the local area
network (LAN). This may be the case when you are logging on from a remote
location with a portable computer that contains a PC Card network adapter,
but is not currently connect to the LAN.
When Windows starts, it checks for the presence of a network adapter. If
one is found, it attempts to log on to the Windows NT domain, if so
configured, when you first log on to Windows. Regardless of whether or
not this initial attempt succeeds, Windows attempts to log on to the
domain only once during your Windows session.
If Windows does not detect the presence of a network adapter in the
computer when you start Windows, it does not attempt to log on to the
Windows NT domain when you first log on to Windows. If you later connect
to the network using Dial-Up Networking, and have the Log On To Network
option enabled, Windows attempts to log on to the Windows NT domain and
process your login script. Again, this occurs only once during your
Windows session, so if you disconnect your Dial-Up Networking connection
and then later reconnect without either restarting Windows or logging off
and logging on again, Windows does not repeat your domain logon and does
not process your login script again.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use any of the following methods:
- Before you log on to Windows on a computer that is not connected to
the LAN, remove the network adapter from the computer. This prevents
Windows from attempting to log on to the Windows NT domain when you
first log on to Windows. Later, when you connect to your network using
Dial-Up Networking, Windows attempts to log you on to the Windows NT
domain and process your login script (if any).
- Create a separate hardware profile for when you want to work while not
connected to the LAN. In the new hardware profile, disable the network
adapter in Device Manager. When you start the computer, you can choose
between the two hardware profiles you created. When your computer is
not connected to your LAN, choose the hardware profile in which the
network adapter is disabled.
For additional information about these procedures, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q141600
TITLE : How to Manually Create Hardware Profiles for Laptop
Computers
ARTICLE-ID: Q128919
TITLE : Resources for Disabled Devices Not Freed Up
- If your computer has a docking station that you always use when
connected to your LAN, and that you never use when you are not
connected to the LAN, you can disable the network adapter in the
Undocked hardware profile, instead of creating a new profile as
described above.
Also, if the network adapter can be installed in the docking station
instead of in the laptop computer itself, you can install the network
adapter in the docking station instead of manually disabling it in the
Undocked profile.
- When you are not connected to the LAN, you may be able to bypass the
initial Windows logon by clicking Cancel in the Windows logon dialog
box. In this case, you are not logged on to the network or to the
Windows NT domain unless and until you log on using Dial-Up Networking.
However, if you have user profiles enabled for your installation of
Windows, you should not use this method, because you may not receive
your user-specific settings unless you are logged on to Windows as
yourself.
Additional query words:
nic interface card
Keywords : kbnetwork win95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
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