Article ID: 141514
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q141514
SYMPTOMS
When a Windows 95-based computer using the Microsoft Client for Microsoft
Networks attempts to connect to a multihomed server with the TCP/IP
protocol using WINS to find the most accessible IP address to make the
connection, an IP address may be chosen that is not in fact the most
accessible address.
The Windows 95 client may not connect, or may connect to an IP address
that does not have the best performance.
CAUSE
When a server using the TCP/IP protocol is multihomed (meaning that it
uses multiple IP addresses), the WINS server lists all of these address
for clients to use to connect to the server. The client chooses the
address that is the most accessible, typically favoring an address that
is local (not on a different subnet).
In Windows 95, there is an error in the algorithm used to determine which
of these addresses is the most accessible, so that the client often does
not choose the local IP address. Sometimes, the client cannot connect
using the chosen address.
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.
Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB141514