DOCUMENT:Q163770 25-MAR-2002 [win95x] TITLE :Cannot Log On to Windows NT Domain w/ DNS Name Resolution Only PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER::1,2,2.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbnetwork osr2 win95 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 1, 2, 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If a Windows 95 TCP/IP client without WINS or LMHOSTS entries tries to log on to a Windows NT domain over a routed IP network, the logon may not succeed and you may receive an error message similar to the following message: No domain server was available to validate your password. You may not be able to gain access to some network resources. CAUSE ===== To log on to a Windows NT domain, clients must be able to resolve the domain<1C> NetBIOS name. Windows 95 clients can resolve only NetBIOS names ending in <00> and <20> when using DNS. RESOLUTION ========== 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. MORE INFORMATION ================ If you receive this error message when you dial into a remote network, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q154434 Err Msg: No Domain Controller Was Available to Validate... Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork osr2 win95 Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR1 kbWin95OPKOSR210 Version : :1,2,2.1 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.