Cannot log on to Windows NT domain with DNS name resolution only

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SYMPTOMS

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.

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CAUSE

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.

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STATUS

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 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows) .

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MORE INFORMATION

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

154434 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154434/EN-US/ ) You receive a "No domain server was available to validate your logon" error message when you use Dial-Up Networking in Windows 95 to dial into a remote network

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 95

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kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB163770

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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