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Q123153: Error 84: There Are Too Many Network Redirections…

Article: Q123153
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): 3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, version 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start the real-mode network with the basic redirector by running the
NET USE, NET START BASIC, or NET START WORKSTATION command, you receive one of
the following error messages:

- Error 84: There are too many network redirections.

  -or-

- Cannot reconnect <x>: to \\<server>\<share> (Error 84)
  where <x> is the network drive letter.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the real-mode basic redirector that is packaged with
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS is limited to a
maximum of ten connections (sessions) to network resources (printers and drive
connections).

The above errors can occur if you make more than ten connections in Workgroup
Add-On for MS-DOS or Windows for Workgroups and you then quit Windows or
Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS and start the real-mode redirector with the NET
START BASIC command.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, load the full redirector with the NET START FULL
command.

NOTE: Increasing the value of the SESSIONS= line in the PROTOCOL.INI file has no
effect on the number of sessions that can be established with the basic
redirector. The SESSIONS= entry is valid for the full redirector only.


Additional query words: 3.11 err msg real mode redirector error 84

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311DOS
Version           : :3.11

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