Q98635: Interlnk Client Cannot Access Drives on Server

Article: Q98635
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 16-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace.
For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames.

SYMPTOMS
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An Interlnk client computer running MS-DOS version 3.3 or earlier cannot access
a partition on a server machine if either of the following are true:

- The partition is larger than 32 megabytes (MB)

- The partition is compressed with DoubleSpace

From the client computer, you can change to the drive letter assigned to the
server's drive; however, after you do, you receive the following error message:

  Non-DOS disk error reading drive G:
  Abort, Retry, Fail?

For example, if the letter G is assigned to the server's compressed drive (for
example, drive C), you can change to the "G:\>" prompt, but when you try to
access the drive with an MS-DOS command (DIR, MD, CD, and so on), you receive
the error noted above.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because Interlnk functions as a redirector. The client's
version of MS-DOS is allowed to access drives on the server as if they were
local drives. MS-DOS 3.x simply doesn't know how to access these drives.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do the following:

- Upgrade the client to MS-DOS version 4.01 or later.

-or-

- Reverse the Interlnk client/server configuration (that is, make the MS-DOS 6
  or 6.2 machine the client and the MS-DOS 3.x machine the server).

Additional query words: 6.00 interlink inter link intersvr ignore 6.20 dblspace

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22

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