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Article ID: 236957 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 2.1

Network Connectivity Unavailable After Resuming Computer

This article was previously published under Q236957
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SYMPTOMS

After you resume your computer that is using the NetBEUI protocol, some computers on your network may not be visible, and network icons for previously connected computers may be unavailable. If you double-click Network Neighborhood, only computers on the "Entire Network" may be visible. Also, if you try to connect to another computer on your network, you may receive one or more of the following error messages:
  • No network provider accepted the given network path.
    Unable to browse the network, The network is not accessible.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, add another network protocol such as TCP/IP.

STATUS

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

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
Keywords: 
kbenv kberrmsg kbfix kbnetwork kbprb KB236957

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