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Q262828: Long Server Name Not Found with Terminal Server Client

Article: Q262828
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbtool
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you start the Terminal Server client (Mstsc.exe) and type a name that is
longer than 32 characters, the server is not found because Mstsc.exe truncates
the name after 32 characters.


RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, use any of the following methods:

- Use the Microsoft Windows 2000 version of the Mstsc.exe program.

- Use the server's IP address instead of its fully qualified domain name
  (FQDN).

- Use the server's NetBIOS name.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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