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Novell/Win2K conversion problems

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by winweazl

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I have an NT 4.0 network (NT PDC/BDC's) with some Netware servers. We're removing the last 6 Novell Servers and, rather than putting in NT 4.0 replacements, we're putting in Win2K servers (not domain controllers) in those offices.

Scenario: Office with 60 Win95/98 clients, single Win2K server, authenticating to an NT 4.0 BDC in another office over a routed TCP/IP WAN. Removed Netware Client with UNC32.exe software and all IPX. Now, many of the Win95/98 machines are getting Fatal Exception errors, with a number of those related to ifsmgr.dll and vredir.vxd when accessing files copied from old Novell server to new Win2K server.

Any ideas?

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by rachel_s

A couple suggestions besides rebuilding :*)

1. Reinstall Client 32 and remove it again, checking for any software updates with the unc32 from the version of C32 you used.
2. Use a registry cleaner, and we have found a lot of 'paths' to old server names that we have migrated in the registry that cause problems.
3. Reinstall the Microsoft Client. Many times doing things with Client 32 causes problems with other client software.

by winweazl

Yes, I've tried all of the above with no success. I think it may be related more to some kind of copy problem or security checking latency.

But, thanks for the input.

by maxwell edison

The redirector (Vredir.vxd) incorrectly references internal resource data for the mapped drive connection while setting up the connection that the DCOM Remote Procedure Call (RPC) traffic will use.

To work around this problem, you can map the drive to the server by using Windows Explorer, or by right-clicking Network Neighborhood , and then clicking Map Network Drive .

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