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Windows 95 (TM) Networking FAQ

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Archive-name: ms-windows/win95netbugs
Posting-Frequency: twice monthly
FAQ-Maintainer: Rich Graves <[email protected]>
Last-Change: 22 Jan 1996 by Rich Graves <[email protected]>
Version: 4.00.965
URL: http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~llurch/win95netbugs/faq.html
This FAQ concerns problems you might encounter with Win95's networking features after you have set everything up according to the directions, such as they are. You might want to jump to iii. Index. And now a GIF from our non-sponsor:

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i. Format of this FAQ

Date: Mon, 01 Jan 96 22:00:00 -0800
From: Rich Graves <[email protected]>
The HTML version of this FAQ is lynx 2.3-enhanced for maximum compatibility with all browsers. Please let me know of any egregious departures from strict HTML.

The FAQ is maintained entirely by hand, mostly with BBEdit Lite on a PowerBook for major changes plus vi, emacs, and perl for updates. We don't need no steenking HTML editor.

If you find Netscape pages easier to read with a white background, then bleeding set it that way yourself!

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ii. Unindexed Recent Arrivals

Date: Sat, 30 Dec 95 13:13:13 -0800
From: Rich Graves <[email protected]>
My real work does not allow me to keep this FAQ up-to-the-minute. For breaking information on Windows 95 networking issues, you can browse the list archive at gopher://quixote.stanford.edu/1m/win95netbugs. To download the entire list archive, the URL is gopher://quixote.stanford.edu/00/win95netbugs. Some other stuff is at http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~llurch/win95netbugs/new.txt. Download these files to a UNIX system and point a mail reader at them, e.g. mail -f or pine -f new.txt. I believe Eudora will read the format too.

Another very useful site with information on security bugs in various Microsoft products is http://www.c2.org/hackmsoft/.

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iii. Index

Date: Sat, 30 Dec 95 13:13:13 -0800
From: Rich Graves <[email protected]>

A. Administrivia

  1. Where is the latest FAQ?
  2. What's this about a Win95NetBugs email list?
  3. What related resources are available?
  4. Copyright © 1996 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. Noncommercial redistribution encouraged.
  5. To do's and cries for help.
  6. What's this about a "Hack Microsoft" page?
  7. I have a trade secret (or somesuch) that I'd like to contribute anonymously. How?
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. What have other people, publications, and world governments had to say about the win95netbugs effort?
  10. What's with this PGP signature thingy?

B. IPX/SPX (NetWare) Issues

  1. SAP advertisement kills IPX routing, poses security problems
  2. Automatic frame type detection doesn't always work.
  3. Where can I get [info on] Novell's Client32?
  4. Why do Win95 clients crash my NetWare 3.x servers?
  5. How do I enable Long File Name support on a NetWare server?
  6. How do I disable Long File Names on a Win95 client so I can use a server without LFN support?
  7. Can I get NetWare broadcast messages (like "low on disk space") on Win95?
  8. Can I send NetWare messages with Win95?
  9. Should I use NETX, VLMs, Microsoft's Client, or Novell's Client32?
  10. Where can I get Microsoft's NDS Client for NetWare 4.x and bug fixes?
  11. User-level access control doesn't work over IPX NWServer.
  12. DISPLAY Command in Login Script Displays Incorrect Characters.
  13. INCLUDE/DISPLAY Login Script Commands Do Not Accept UNC Paths.
  14. NetWare login script processor (NWLSPROC) can't handle lower-case drive letters.
  15. Cannot load TSRs in NetWare login scripts.
  16. Cannot Connect to NCP Server Without SAP Advertising Enabled.
  17. Commas Not Recognized in NetWare Logon Scripts.
  18. How to Configure Windows 95 for Use with NASI.
  19. NetWare login might not work if machine name=login name.
  20. How do I make RPRINTER work?
  21. How to prevent anyone from accessing my entire hard drive?
  22. What new (July 1992) login script commands are not recognized by Win95?
  23. Bug storing NetWare passwords unencrypted?
  24. What about Personal NetWare and NetWare Lite?
  25. MS Client for NetWare Does Not Synchronize Time with Server
  26. Can Win95 log on to password-protected NetWare accounts without user intervention or knowledge?
  27. How come I lose mapped drives after a while, and how can I stop it?
  28. Can't rename files/directories using NETX under Win95.
  29. How can I boot Win95 from a NetWare server on a machine sans hard drive?

C. TCP/IP (Internet) Issues

  1. How do I configure MTU and RWIN?
  2. Netscape packet storm bugs.
  3. Why are some remote sites unreachable (TTL bug)?
  4. Why don't I get DNS resolution for 32-bit applications?
  5. Interoperability with BootP servers.
  6. Can't mount servers by IP address.
  7. How do I set up a HOSTS file?
  8. Default hostname resolution order (broadcast-WINS-DNS-LMHOSTS) is non-ideal for my site; how can I change it?
  9. DNS lookup timeout is ridiculously long.
  10. Why can't I send mail/news or upload with FTP (MTU path discovery problem)?
  11. What good commercial TCP/IP packages are available for Windows 95?
  12. I can't get PC/NFS working under Windows 95.
  13. Will Trumpet and other Win3 TCP/IP stacks work under Win95?
  14. I'm using some 16-bit TCP/IP stack like Trumpet and 32-bit apps like Netscape and Exchange don't work.
  15. Assorted DNS resolution problems.
  16. What arcane TCP/IP parameters can be configured?
  17. Nobody seems to be able to get routing to work.
  18. Sockets get "eaten up" and WinSmtp dies.
  19. Can I disable DNS for WINS resolution?
  20. TCP/IP Requires Ethernet_II Frame Type for ODI Driver.
  21. Does Win95 support IP Multicast?
  22. How to obtain DNS hostname via DHCP?
  23. How to prevent anyone from accessing my entire hard drive?
  24. How can Win95 and UNIX computers share files and printers?
  25. Is there any way to run Win95 from a UNIX server running Samba?
  26. How can I prioritize multiple default routers?
  27. Why won't the Plus Pack install properly on a machine with Internet Explorer installed?
  28. What do I do if Win95 won't wait long enough for my DHCP server to assign an address?
  29. Why does my winsock.dll disappear or get renamed to winsock.old?
  30. Bug in NetBIOS name resolution stops LMHOSTS from working.

D. Dialup Networking (SLIP/PPP) Issues

  1. Nonstandard PPP implementation causes problems with BSDI and other servers.
  2. Degraded SLIP/PPP performance versus Trumpet.
  3. Killed applications/disconnects cause total system freezes.
  4. Minor changes to TCP/IP or modem parameters cause dialup properties to reset to defaults without warning.
  5. Win95 creates fictional COM ports on some plug-and-pray machines.
  6. DSCRIPT might exit before getting all dynamically assigned information.
  7. Modem on COM4 incompatible with S3 video cards.
  8. PPP compression won't work on at least some Xyplex terminal server configs.
  9. What are some tips for better dialin performance?
  10. IPX (NetWare) compression bug.
  11. Can't log on to Sun PPP server, or cause Sun PPP server to crash.
  12. What's the difference between the Plus Pack and normal dialup scripters?
  13. Where is the SLIP and scripting support?
  14. Why do I get "host unreachable" on most remote hosts, though I can get to my ISP's servers?
  15. If my connection drops, why don't my TCP sessions reconnect?
  16. How do I change my modem init string?
  17. Will Twinsock work in Win95?
  18. Will TIA work with Win95?
  19. How do you start dialup networking from the command line?
  20. Why does Win95 fail to negotiate with a Xylogics TIP if NetBEUI is enabled?
  21. How can multiple machines share one dialup TCP/IP connection?
  22. How do I avoid losing all my LAN (i.e., NetWare) connections when I dial up the Internet?
  23. Bug in CHAP (password) negotiation.
  24. How can I use SLIP/PPP through a direct connection (i.e., no modem)?
  25. Modem locks up with an SMC 666 UART.

E. Miscellaneous Issues

  1. No way to specify protocol to use for a specific service.
  2. IPX must be set as the default protocol to use a Lotus Notes server.
  3. Win95 does not honor LAN Manager security, other incompatibilities.
  4. With ODI drivers, adding an NDIS 3.1 protocol does not add frame type to NET.CFG.
  5. How can I hide the Network Neighborhood icon?
  6. How can I hide the Inbox icon?
  7. How can I get rid of the Microsoft Network icon?
  8. How can I get Exchange to work like a normal Internet mail client?
  9. I increased the scrollback buffer size in telnet and now it doesn't work -- no menus even.
  10. 10. Microsoft Office 4.3 leaves a file open, preventing proper Windows shutdown.
  11. Why does Microsoft Access crash my server?
  12. How do I set up a two-computer twisted pair network?
  13. How can I share faxes on Win95?
  14. How can I use LAN Manager 2.x services?
  15. Why do I get VSHARE and NDIS2SUP failures in BOOTLOG.TXT?
  16. What can I try if network support crashes at startup?
  17. Why do I sometimes not get a chance to log in on some machines?
  18. Where can I get a partial list of errors in the Windows 95 Resource Kit?
  19. The Resource Kit is also wrong about IBM LAN Server, right?
  20. Who makes AppleTalk for Windows 95?
  21. SysMon and SNMP might conflict with DPMS
  22. How can I "browse" with WINPOPUP like you could in Windows 3.11?
  23. How do I recover desktop icons like Recycler and Inbox that have "disappeared"?
  24. How do I address "VNETSUP error 6107"?
  25. Why should I probably turn all of Win95's power management features off?
  26. Does Win95 support broadcast RPC over TCP/IP or IPX?
  27. How to kill Windows' dubious "password caching feature"?

F. Windows Networks (NT, WFW) Issues

  1. If your Windows NT client is unable to connect to a Windows 95 server.
  2. Incomplete Domain Listing on Large Networks.
  3. No Support for "Connect As" Option Like in Windows NT.
  4. How do I get Win95 to honor NT %USERNAME%?
  5. WFW machines can't log on to Win95 machines with access list from another domain.
  6. Troubleshooting Browsing with Client for Microsoft Networks.
  7. Can I log on to multiple NT domains?
  8. Error Message: "VNETSUP: Error 6102" (WORKGROUP corruption)
  9. Changing NT permissions w/Win95 mgmt tool doesn't work?

G. Hardware-Specific Issues

  1. NE4100 and EFA PCMCIA Incompatibility.
  2. Eagle NE200T PCMCIA NE200.COM ODI Driver Does Not Work.
  3. IBMODISH.COM Causes Windows 95 to Exit at Startup.
  4. 3Com 3C5x9 EtherLink III "Plug and Play" problems.
  5. MS Client and PC/NFS conflict on some Xircom/IBM/Cabletron adapters.
  6. Errors and retransmissions with a SoundBlaster installed.
  7. What voodoo is required to get a Xircom Token Ring adapter to work on a Toshiba laptop?
  8. WINIPCFG returns incorrect hardware address on Dell PCs
  9. MS Mouse Intellipoint driver/network incompatibility.
  10. MsgSvr32 crashes when PC Card NICs are inserted, but network isn't active.
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iv. Trademark and other notices

Date: Sat, 30 Dec 95 13:13:13 -0800
From: Rich Graves <[email protected]>
Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windoze, Windows NT, Windows 95, and the Windows logo are either registered trademarks, trademarks, or parodies of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft Corporation in no way endorses or is affiliated with The Windows 95 Networking Bugs FAQ. Other trademarks are the property of their respective lawyers. No animals were harmed in the production of this FAQ. Warning: downloading this FAQ may hasten the heat death of the Universe. Please also read these disclaimers.

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