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Q90321: WFWG Err Msg: No Configuration Servers Found… DCA’s Comnap

Article: Q90321
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you attempt to execute DCA's Comnap for 3270 services in Windows for
Workgroups, and the workgroup you have selected is not the same as the domain
for which Comnap is looking, the following error message is generated:

  No configuration servers found within time limit. Comm Server Network Access
  initialization failed.

Comnap does a domain specific broadcast to locate the Comm Server.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, change the Workgroup Name to the same domain name
that the LAN Manager server is on.

To change your Workgroup name, take the following steps:

1. From Control Panel, choose the Network icon .

2. Change your Workgroup name, then choose the OK button.

3. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

DCA's Comnap included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 wfwg err msg 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311

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