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Q143351: How to Check Network Connectivity Using Net Diagnostics

Article: Q143351
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbtshoot win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to use the Net Diagnostics command to troubleshoot
network connectivity between two computers.

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You should begin troubleshooting by starting Windows 95 with a minimal set of
drivers. To do so, restart Windows 95, press the F8 key when you see the
"Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode With Networking from
the Startup menu.

To troubleshoot, follow these steps:

1. At a command prompt, type the following line and then press ENTER:

  " net diag " (without the quotation marks)

2. Windows 95 responds with a list of the detected protocols. Press the key for
  the protocol you want to use for testing.

  Note that the NetBEUI or IPX protocol must be installed in Windows 95. If
  TCP/IP is the only installed protocol, Net Diag does not work.

3. Windows 95 searches for a diagnostics server on the network. If no
  diagnostics server is located, you are given the option to cause the computer
  to begin acting as a diagnostics server.

4. On another computer that is not the diagnostics server, type the following
  line at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

  " net diag " (without the quotation marks)

5. Windows 95 responds with a list of the detected protocols. Press the key for
  the protocol you chose in step 2.

6. Windows 95 searches for a diagnostics server on the network. If one is found,
  Windows 95 communicates with the diagnostics server and validates that data
  can be sent and received properly. After the test, the Net Diagnostics tool
  ends and returns you to a command prompt.

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbtshoot win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95
Issue type        : kbhowto

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