Print Share Length Limit?

Kevin Colby kevinc at grainsystems.com
Tue Jan 25 15:15:31 GMT 2000


Norman Weathers wrote:
> 
> I have found something interesting... When working with NT, it is true that
> if another NT workstation is connected, then it does not matter what the
> length of the share name is (within the 255 character limit), but if a Win9x
> workstation is connected, then yes, there is a 12 character barrier.... but,
> if you are using the share level of Win9x to connect another Win9x (this
> works even better when the x's are the same), then you once again defeat
> the 12 character limit, and can use spaces in the share.

We have shares here (true NT) longer than 12 characters and
containing spaces that 95, 98, and NT machines all connect to.
How or where are you noticing this failure?

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc at grainsystems.com


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