KB154434 - You receive a "No domain server was available to validate your logon" error message when you use Dial-Up Networking in Windows 95 to dial into a remote network

Article ID: 154434

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2004

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q154434

SYMPTOMS

When you use Dial-Up Networking in Windows 95 to dial into a remote network, you may receive the following error message when the remote Microsoft Windows NT server attempts to validate you:

No domain server was available to validate your logon.

After you receive this error message, the dial-up client may still be attached to the network (but without authentication) and may have access to some resources on the domain. In some cases, connectivity is not established at all.

CAUSE

This error message occurs when the TCP/IP protocol (specifically, Vnbt.386) is not completely bound to the redirector (Vredir) before the logon request occurs. The DOMAINNAME1ch name query request is never sent to the WINS server; therefore, the Windows 95 client never finds a domain controller that can validate its logon.

The DOMAINNAME1ch request is normally sent by a TCP/IP client to locate domain controllers on the network for the purpose of logging on to the domain.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 1 (OSR1):

RASAPI32.DLL version 4.0.953 (7/9/96) and later

This file is included in the self-extracting RASUPD.EXE file.

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) and 2.1:

RASAPI32.DLL version 4.0.1112 (3/3/97) and later

This file is included in the self-extracting RAS2UPD.EXE file.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download Rasupd.exe now

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For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

STATUS

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

This issue is also discussed in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

150053 Erratic Domain Logon from Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking

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