Duplicate Computer Names with Multiple Networks Not Supported
Article ID: 129729
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q129729
SYMPTOMS
You cannot access a computer on your Windows 95 network that has the same
name as a computer on your Novell NetWare network.
CAUSE
The Microsoft Network does not support duplicate computer names, even if
the computers with duplicate names are on different network architectures.
IFSMGR passes connection requests to the installed redirectors until one of
them succeeds. The first server to respond is the one you get connected to.
While you can set the primary redirector (VREDIR or NWREDIR) for logon
purposes, you cannot set the order in which the redirectors register with
IFSMGR.
RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, you must rename one of the computers.
Additional query words: smb ncp netbios
Keywords: KB129729