Invalid network password

That is the message we get.

Hi

We are running Win98 clients on a Win2k server SP4. When trying to logon to
the network we get the message "Invalid Network Password". Know this message
actually takes 10 to 20 seconds to come up.

I know the password is correct. Because when it is not the error message is
diffrent and much faster.

Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot does not solve the problem. This can be done
10 times without ever locking the account on the network.

The only solution I have found is to cancel on the network password and then
restart. Only then are we able to logon to the network.

I beleive the problem to be a communication problem, since after many tries
the account should be lock if the password is actually incorrect.

I'm just not sure where to start looking.

Thanks

"ctlavoie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:94F866F5-B5DC-4FD6-B8F9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> That is the message we get.
>
> Hi
>
> We are running Win98 clients on a Win2k server SP4. When trying to logon
> to
> the network we get the message "Invalid Network Password". Know this
> message
> actually takes 10 to 20 seconds to come up.
>
> I know the password is correct. Because when it is not the error message
> is
> diffrent and much faster.
>
> Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot does not solve the problem. This can be
> done
> 10 times without ever locking the account on the network.
>
> The only solution I have found is to cancel on the network password and
> then
> restart. Only then are we able to logon to the network.
>
> I beleive the problem to be a communication problem, since after many
> tries
> the account should be lock if the password is actually incorrect.
>
> I'm just not sure where to start looking.
>
> Thanks
>

do you have this key in your registry ?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Network\Real
Mode Net
AutoLogon=<x>

delete it (backing up first as always :> )

Thanks for the tip
That entry was not in my registry

"Haggis" wrote:

>
> "ctlavoie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:94F866F5-B5DC-4FD6-B8F9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > That is the message we get.
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > We are running Win98 clients on a Win2k server SP4. When trying to logon
> > to
> > the network we get the message "Invalid Network Password". Know this
> > message
> > actually takes 10 to 20 seconds to come up.
> >
> > I know the password is correct. Because when it is not the error message
> > is
> > diffrent and much faster.
> >
> > Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot does not solve the problem. This can be
> > done
> > 10 times without ever locking the account on the network.
> >
> > The only solution I have found is to cancel on the network password and
> > then
> > restart. Only then are we able to logon to the network.
> >
> > I beleive the problem to be a communication problem, since after many
> > tries
> > the account should be lock if the password is actually incorrect.
> >
> > I'm just not sure where to start looking.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> do you have this key in your registry ?
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Network\Real
> Mode Net
> AutoLogon=<x>
>
> delete it (backing up first as always :> )
>
>
>

"ctlavoie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B3A5150F-50D2-4F68-ADA3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the tip
> That entry was not in my registry
>
> "Haggis" wrote:
>
>>
>> "ctlavoie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:94F866F5-B5DC-4FD6-B8F9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > That is the message we get.
>> >
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > We are running Win98 clients on a Win2k server SP4. When trying to
>> > logon
>> > to
>> > the network we get the message "Invalid Network Password". Know this
>> > message
>> > actually takes 10 to 20 seconds to come up.
>> >
>> > I know the password is correct. Because when it is not the error
>> > message
>> > is
>> > diffrent and much faster.
>> >
>> > Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot does not solve the problem. This can be
>> > done
>> > 10 times without ever locking the account on the network.
>> >
>> > The only solution I have found is to cancel on the network password and
>> > then
>> > restart. Only then are we able to logon to the network.
>> >
>> > I beleive the problem to be a communication problem, since after many
>> > tries
>> > the account should be lock if the password is actually incorrect.
>> >
>> > I'm just not sure where to start looking.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>>
>> do you have this key in your registry ?
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Network\Real
>> Mode Net
>> AutoLogon=<x>
>>
>> delete it (backing up first as always :> )
>>
>>
>>
can you logon to the w2k server directly using one of the client accounts ?

isolate one win98 computer logon/password and reenter the password on the
w2k server for that account

let us know :>

"Haggis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "ctlavoie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B3A5150F-50D2-4F68-ADA3-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks for the tip
>> That entry was not in my registry
>>
>> "Haggis" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "ctlavoie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:94F866F5-B5DC-4FD6-B8F9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > That is the message we get.
>>> >
>>> > Hi
>>> >
>>> > We are running Win98 clients on a Win2k server SP4. When trying to
>>> > logon
>>> > to
>>> > the network we get the message "Invalid Network Password". Know this
>>> > message
>>> > actually takes 10 to 20 seconds to come up.
>>> >
>>> > I know the password is correct. Because when it is not the error
>>> > message
>>> > is
>>> > diffrent and much faster.
>>> >
>>> > Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot does not solve the problem. This can
>>> > be
>>> > done
>>> > 10 times without ever locking the account on the network.
>>> >
>>> > The only solution I have found is to cancel on the network password
>>> > and
>>> > then
>>> > restart. Only then are we able to logon to the network.
>>> >
>>> > I beleive the problem to be a communication problem, since after many
>>> > tries
>>> > the account should be lock if the password is actually incorrect.
>>> >
>>> > I'm just not sure where to start looking.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>> >
>>>
>>> do you have this key in your registry ?
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Network\Real
>>> Mode Net
>>> AutoLogon=<x>
>>>
>>> delete it (backing up first as always :> )
>>>
>>>
>>>
> can you logon to the w2k server directly using one of the client accounts
> ?
>
> isolate one win98 computer logon/password and reenter the password on the
> w2k server for that account
>
> let us know :>
>
oh yes i meant to mention that reg key was for the win98 boxes