When you use the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS)
to connect to NetWare servers, idle connections to drives mapped to
NetWare servers are disconnected after approximately 10 minutes if there
are connections to more than 8 servers.
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There is a problem with the MSNDS version of the Microsoft Client for
NetWare Networks (NWRedir). This client assumes a maximum of eight server
attachments, and automatically disconnects any idle connections to servers
after the first eight.
This limitation was originally designed for compatibility with older
versions of Novell's NetWare client. However, this limitation does not
apply to Novell's NetWare Directory Services (NDS) clients. In this
respect, MSNDS is not fully compliant with the comparable Novell client.
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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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This symptom has also been observed with the Microsoft Client for NetWare
Networks (bindery version, without MSNDS). Although this behavior is by
design for the bindery client, it can be worked around with the following
steps:
| 1. | Obtain and install the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory
Services (MSNDS). |
| 2. | Obtain and install the update identified in the "Status" section above. |
| 3. | Configure the MSNDS client to log in to the bindery server instead
of to an NDS tree. For information about how to do this, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:164558 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164558/EN-US/) Configuring MSNDS to Log in to a NetWare Bindery Server
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