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Q135471: Cannot Reconnect to OS/2 Name Space Resources on NetWare Server

Article: Q135471
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) to connect to a NetWare server
that has the OS/2 Name Space installed, and the connection is somehow
disconnected, you cannot reestablish the connection.

For example, if you press the F5 key to refresh a File Manager drive window
focused on a disconnected drive on the NetWare server, the message The Specified
Path Is Invalid appears in the right-hand pane of the drive window. The window
is not refreshed, and the connection to the NetWare server is not
reestablished.

This problem does not occur if the OS/2 Name Space is not installed on the
NetWare server.

CAUSE
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There is a problem in the reconnection code for OS/2 Name Space resources.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.51.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This
problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt CSNW GSNW NWGS
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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