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DNS Name Queries Only Sent Through One Network Adapter

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Article ID:174863
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q174863

SYMPTOMS

Windows 95 may be unable to locate and connect to some network resources when multiple network adapters are installed on the computer running Windows 95.

For example, if Dial-Up Networking is used in conjunction with a Local Area Network (LAN), you may be unable to connect to resources on the LAN while a Dial-Up Networking connection is active.

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CAUSE

When Windows 95 attempts to resolve a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Domain Name Service (DNS) network name, only one network adapter is used to send the DNS name queries even though there may be more than one network adapter installed. Thus, DNS name queries for a resource on one network may be sent to the wrong network. The result is that the name is not known and cannot be resolved.

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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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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
kbapi kbnetwork kbprb kbwinsock KB174863

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