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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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Article ID:154434
Last Review:October 7, 2004
Revision:3.3
This article was previously published under Q154434

SYMPTOMS

When you use Dial-Up Networking in Windows 95 to dial into a remote network, you may receive the following error message when the remote Microsoft Windows NT server attempts to validate you:
No domain server was available to validate your logon.
After you receive this error message, the dial-up client may still be attached to the network (but without authentication) and may have access to some resources on the domain. In some cases, connectivity is not established at all.

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CAUSE

This error message occurs when the TCP/IP protocol (specifically, Vnbt.386) is not completely bound to the redirector (Vredir) before the logon request occurs. The DOMAINNAME1ch name query request is never sent to the WINS server; therefore, the Windows 95 client never finds a domain controller that can validate its logon.

The DOMAINNAME1ch request is normally sent by a TCP/IP client to locate domain controllers on the network for the purpose of logging on to the domain.

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RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 1 (OSR1): 
RASAPI32.DLL version 4.0.953 (7/9/96) and later
This file is included in the self-extracting RASUPD.EXE file.

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) and 2.1: 
RASAPI32.DLL version 4.0.1112 (3/3/97) and later
This file is included in the self-extracting RAS2UPD.EXE file.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
DownloadDownload Rasupd.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95/update/4.0.953/w95/en-us/rasupd.exe)
DownloadDownload Ras2upd.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95/update/4.0.1112/w95/en-us/ras2upd.exe)
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

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STATUS

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

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MORE INFORMATION

This issue is also discussed in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
150053 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/150053/EN-US/) Erratic Domain Logon from Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
kbdownload kbdialup kberrmsg kbfile kbgraphxlinkcritical kbnetwork kbprb KB154434

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