Win95 connecting to 2K3 Server

Hello,
Is it possible to connect 95 clients to a Windows 2003 Server? I thought it was.. but I can't remember what I have to disable to allow connectivity.

 

I think it may be a matter of what you have to enable. 2K3 prefers DNS for name<->address resolution. 9X wants to use NetBios (NetBT, NBT, all names for the same thing).

I haven't messed with 2K3 servers at this point but I'm guessing they may default to NBT being off. It is rightly seen as a potential security risk although when it was developed, most networks were isolated so you didn't have the problems with hack attacks from the internet.

And I honestly don't remember if you can set the network card on a 95 box to use DNS or not.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811497

Check this article out? Perhaps SMB signing is preventing the connect? Theres a link in that article that will tell you to go get the 95 AD client from a win2000 CD.

 

Hi,

Thanks a lot. Seems to sort the issue.