If you dial in to a Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking Server that is connected
to a local area network (LAN) using only the IPX protocol and you try to
access a network resource on a computer other than the Dial-Up Networking
Server, you may receive one of the following error messages:
| • | The network name cannot be found
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| • | The computer or sharename could not be found |
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This behavior can occur if the network address for the IPX protocol is
set to zero. IPX packets cannot be routed to a network with an address of
zero.
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To access network resources on a computer other than the Dial-Up
Networking Server, use one of the following methods:
| • | Install the NetBEUI protocol on all computers, including the Dial-Up
Networking Server and the client computer. To do so, follow these
steps:
| 1. | In Control Panel, double-click Network. | | 2. | Click Add, click Protocol, and then click Add. | | 3. | Click Microsoft in the Manufacturers box, click NetBEUI in the
Network Protocols box, and then click OK. |
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| • | Set the network address in the IPX protocol's properties to something
other than zero. Follow these steps on all computers, including the
Dial-Up Networking Server and the client computer:
| 1. | In Control Panel, double-click Network. | | 2. | Click the IPX/SPX-compatible network protocol bound to the LAN
adapter, and then click Properties. | | 3. | On the Advanced tab, click Network Address, change the value to
a number greater than zero, and then click OK. |
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NOTE: Whichever method you choose, the steps must be performed on every
computer on the LAN, including the Dial-Up Networking Server.
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Windows 95 sets the network address for the IPX protocol to zero by
default. When a Dial-Up Networking connection tries to view or connect to
a resource, the IPX packets are not routed because they cannot be routed
to a network with a network address value of 0.
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