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870.0. "Can't start Exchange Client on Windows 3.1 remote boot" by COPCLU::SKJOEDT (Kurt Skj�dt Pedersen) Sun Feb 09 1997 18:32

My costumer are using Windows 3.1 with remote boot on disk-less PC's in a 
NT-domain environment with one Exchange Server. They have just installed the 
Exchange Client (setup /n) - and it won't work.

The errors comes in two steps when the Exchange Client is activated:

1)  When the Exchange Client is started it is required to logon to the domain 
    - which already has been done in DOS before entering Windows.
2)  After entering user/password again the reply is " Server unavailable ...do 
    you want to retry or work off-line...maybe there are not enough system 
    resources". 

The environment are as follows:

- Server and client are connected via LAN.

Server site:
- NT-server ver. 3.51 SP5 on Intel platform.
- Exchange ver 4.0 SP2 (can't use SP3 while they are using remote backup)

Client site:
- LANmanager ver. 2.2C.0 (for remote boot) using Netbios over NetBEUI (no 
  TCP/IP !) logon takes place in DOS before Windows is started.
- Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Network (or 100% compatible) for the networkpart i Windows. 
- Exchange Client ver. 4.0.994.56

Following test has been done:

- RCPping test from client (Windows version) over "ncacn_nb_nb" between Server 
  and Client is OK.
- Connect to specific file-share on Exchange Server from client works OK.
- Before We start Windows We tried to start Exchange Client for DOS - it works   
  OK.
- We installed Windows 3.1 + LANmanager ver. 2.1 on a PC with local harddisk. 
  It works OK.


As I see the problem is the LANmanager/Windows setup when using remote boot 
facilities.
My problem is to find something like an SPD for the Exchange Client or 
"Requirements for Microsoft Exchange Client Installation", when using remote 
boot with Windows 3.1.

Any ideas ?

Hi.
Problem at this customer have been solved by changing msnet.drv to
lanman21.drv
in windows, reinstalling exchange client.


Best regards 
Helge Damsholt / digital Denmark
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