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No Network Logon Prompt - Added 2/16/97
Not Saving your Dial-Up Password -
Submitted 11/22/96
Fixing a problem with Shortcuts that keep
network UNC connections - Added 10/20/96
Changing the MaxMTU and other Network Settings
- Added 10/19/96
Disable Password Caching - Added
10/19/96
Starting a Dial-Up Connection from the
Command Line - Added 10/9/96
Device Contention when trying to use
a Modem - Added 10/9/96
Unable to Browse the Network - Added
9/2/96
Automatic NT Domain Log On - Added 7/21/96
Auto-Dialing for 32-bit Internet Applications
- Submitted 7/11/96
Dial-Back with Windows95 - Added 6/2/96
Disabling File and Print Sharing - Added
4/29/96
Changing your Modem's Initialization String
- Added 4/9/96
Easy way to Re-Dial on busy signals -
Submitted 2/15/96
Increasing a Modem's timeout period -
1/12/96
Fixing the grayed out Save Password
box - 10/11/95
Potential problems with 16-bit WINSOCK.DLL's
- 9/1/95
Added 2/16/97
If you are not being prompted for a logon when starting
Windows95,
and you need to be, there are some possible solutions:
1. Your password may be set to be blank
To correct this:
2. Registry Setting
You may have an AutoLogon key set in the Registry which needs to
be removed
Submitted 11/22/96
If and when dial-up networking won't remember your passwords anymore , you can have a corrupted password list file.
Either restore your PWL files from a backup or :
Do a file find on *.PWL and rename them to another extension
(*.bak)
This will force dial-up to create a new password file
Notes from Bob: There are a few other possibilities:
1. You need to install Client for Microsoft Networks as part of your network setup.
2. You may have an entry in the registry that is causing problems:
3. If deleting the PWL file did solve the problem, you can also download the Password List Update program from Microsoft to prevent it from happening again..
Submitted by Martin. Weterings
[email protected]
Added 10/20/96
By default, when you create a shortcut to a network
application, both the Drive letter and UNC connection are stored
as part of the shortcut.
The reasoning that if the drive letter gets reassigned or
deleted, the UNC connection will serve as an additional way to
ensure that the application is available.
This can also be a problem because when you want to re-assign the
drive to a new server, it will still make the connection to the
old one through the UNC
To disable this feature, there is a program called SHORTCUT.EXE
in the Admin / Apptools / Envvars directory.
Execute the program with a -? to see a description of the
available switches.
Added 10/19/96
There are four network settings that can be configured so when
dialing to an ISP, you should get somewhat greater throughput.
They are the MaxMTU, MaxMSS and DefaultRcvWindow, and DefaultTTL
MaxMTU and MaxMSS
DefaultRcvWindows and DefaultTTL
Added 10/19/96
As in Windows for Workgroups, when logging on to an NT Domain,
it is preferable to disable password caching.
This allows for the single NT Domain login and eliminates
the secondary Windows logon screen.
It also eliminates the possibility of the respective passwords to
get out of sync.
To disable password caching on the workstation, a one-line
addition to the registry needs to be made.
To make the change, create a ASCII text file called DISABLE.REG
with the following lines:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network]
"DisablePwdCaching"=dword:00000001
Open up a DOS box and type REGEDIT DISABLE.REG
You can also download the DISABLE.REG file.
If you need to re-enable password caching, download ENABLE.REG and repeat the process just with the different file name
Added 10/9/96
You can dial your ISP from a command line. This can make it
easy to create a batch file that will
do things like dial, start your e-mail and web browser.
The syntax is:
rundll rnaui.dll,RnaDial connectoid
Note: The RnaDial and
Added 10/9/96
Occasionally, when trying to use your modem, you might get the following errors:
Another program is using the selected Telephony device. Try
again after the other program completes.
or
Cannot initialize port
The state of Windows 95 device contention is determined by the
value for the "COM
setting in the [386Enh] section of the System.ini file,
where
The default setting in Windows 95 is -1. This setting causes
Windows 95 to not release a serial port previously used
by a non-Windows-based program.
If you need hot-swapping capability between an MS-DOS-based
communications program and a Windows-based communication program,
add the following entry to the [386Enh] section of the System.ini
file:
Com
Added 9/2/96
If you do not have a logon password, Windows95 might have
problems when you try and browse the network.
Try the following steps to solve the problem.
Added 7/21/96
When you need to logon to an NT Domain, Windows95 prompts you
for you User ID, Password, and Domain Name
To have Windows95 automatically log you on:
NOTE: This bypasses the security that logging into an
NT Domain is used to provide.
Do not use in areas where security is critical.
You can also download the new Tweak
from Microsoft which will also allow you to do the same function.
This will work for Windows95 as well as NT 4.0
Submitted 7/11/96
If your 32-bit Internet applications do not automatically
invoke your
Windows 95 Dialer, here is a way I found to enable this feature.
Once you do this, close your internet application and
disconnect from your internet provider.
Re-start your Internet application and the Windows 95 dialer
should start up.
NOTE: From my experience, all Internet applications will be
effected and will automatically start the Windows 95 dialer.
Submitted by J. Walker
[email protected]
Added 6/2/96
Some servers use dial-back as a security feature. How this
works is that after you connect to the server
it automatically dials you back for verification.
To get Windows95 to hang up the phone and not end the PPP client:
The S0=1 sets your modem for Auto-Answer after 1 ring
The &C0 avoids ending the PPP client.
Added 4/29/96
Also see the Installation Section on doing this automatically during installation.
Added 4/9/96
Submitted 2/15/96
If the line is busy to your provider and you don't want to
*wait* until your dialer will re-dial,
just press ESC key and then press enter key or click on connect -
meaning it will dial-up again immediately.
Submitted by Eva Faxvall
[email protected]
Added 1/12/96
If your modem it timing out during file transfers or loading
Web Pages,
you might try increasing the timeout period.
To change it:
Added 10/11/95
If when you start a Dial-Up connection, the Save Password
is Grayed out:
Make sure that Client for Microsoft Networks is installed
as part of your
Network Setup.
You need to have it installed, as well as the Dial-Up Adapter and the TCP/IP protocol.
Submitted 9/1/95
If you re having problems getting some of your winsock
applications
to work under Win95, make sure you delete any old 16-bit winsock.dll's.
If this file is in the directory were the application resides,
it could
cause problems. Programs that could have problems like this are:
We found that if the software listed above is in the same
directory as the
Trumpet Winsock.dll file, then they will NOT work under the
MS-TCP/IP stack.
Submitted by Ken D. Walters
[email protected]
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