When Windows 95 is configured to use the IPX/SPX-compatible protocol with NetBIOS support enabled to communicate over a Dial-Up Networking connection, you may receive an error message indicating that the NetBIOS name is already in use if you use a program that uses NetBIOS over IPX/SPX. A Dial-Up Networking connection that uses a different protocol (such as TCP/IP or NetBEUI) may work correctly.

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This problem may occur if the Dial-Up Networking point-to-point (PPP) server is configured to forward Type 20 IPX packets.

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A supported fix for Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Technical upport to obtain the fix.

For a complete list of Microsoft Technical Support phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: This fix for Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 should have the following file attributes (or later):

   File name     Version    Date      Time     Size
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   Nwnblink.vxd  4.00.952   9/4/96    9:52am   46,677 bytes
				

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95, OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2), and Windows 98.

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If the PPP server forwards Type 20 (NetBIOS) IPX packets, it returns the client's NetBIOS AddName packet back to the client who sent it. The Windows 95 IPX NetBIOS protocol (NWNBLink) does not recognize the packet as having originated from itself, and interprets the response as indicating that the name is already is use.

For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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