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Q163770: Cannot Log On to Windows NT Domain w/ DNS Name Resolution Only

Article: Q163770
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 1,2,2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbnetwork osr2 win95
Last Modified: 25-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 1, 2, 2.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a Windows 95 TCP/IP client without WINS or LMHOSTS entries tries to log on to
a Windows NT domain over a routed IP network, the logon may not succeed and you
may receive an error message similar to the following message:

  No domain server was available to validate your password. You may not be able
  to gain access to some network resources.

CAUSE
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To log on to a Windows NT domain, clients must be able to resolve the
domain<1C> NetBIOS name. Windows 95 clients can resolve only NetBIOS names
ending in <00> and <20> when using DNS.

RESOLUTION
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STATUS
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install
the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of
Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you receive this error message when you dial into a remote network, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q154434 Err Msg: No Domain Controller Was Available to Validate...


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbnetwork osr2 win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR1 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : :1,2,2.1
Issue type        : kbprb

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