"Exception 0E" Using MSNDS Over Dial-Up Connection

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 1, 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks with the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) to connect to a NetWare network over a dial-up connection, a "Fatal Exception Error 0E" (Invalid Page Fault) error message may occur when you are browsing or connecting to NetWare resources.

This symptom has been observed primarily when a Windows 95 client makes a Dial-Up Networking connection to a Novell NetWare Connect version 2.028 PPP server.

CAUSE

When you connect to certain Dial-Up Networking servers, the MSNDS client redirector may time out and resend a packet after freeing a network buffer needed to transmit the packet. When the Dial-Up Adapter driver attempts to access this buffer to retransmit the packet, an Invalid Page Fault error occurs.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information about the availability of this fix.

MORE INFORMATION

Currently, this symptom has not been reported to occur with the Microsoft Client for NetWare networks (Bindery version) without the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) installed.