Article: Q116043
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1 3.5
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
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SYMPTOMS
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When two computers access a shared file or application on a network share where
the limit of connections is set to two, a third computer is still unable to
access the shared file or application even after one of the other two computers
have closed the file or quit the application.
CAUSE
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By design, a dormant network connection remains alive for 10 minutes after a
computer quits a shared file or application on a network share.
In the case above, the computer that closed the shared file or quit the shared
application still has a dormant network connection and because the network share
is limited to two, the third computer is still unable to access the shared file
or application.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 behaves the same way.
WORKAROUND
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To delete a dormant network connection:
- From the computer with the dormant connection, use the following command to
delete the connection:
NET USE \\server\share /d
-or-
- From the server, an administrator can use the following command to delete the
dormant connection:
net sess \\computername /d
Additional query words: wfw wfwg prodnt
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Keywords : kbnetwork
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Version : 3.1 3.5
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