             ERROR MESSAGES FOR THE WINDOWS NETWORK DRIVER

                Copyright 1993 Invisible Software, Inc.



       [See GUIDE.TXT for a list of all manuals and text files.]



This file describes the error messages that may be generated by the
Invisible LAN Windows network driver.  For the most part, these messages
are encountered while you are using the Network Manager.  However, it is
also possible to encounter these messages while using other
applications, particularly the Windows Print Manager, File Manager, and
Control Panel.  For each message, we give an explanation, and a
recommendation on how to correct the error.

Error message information is divided into four files:

     ERRORS1.TXT - Error Messages For Command Line Utilities
     ERRORS2.TXT - Error Messages For Network Installation
     ERRORS3.TXT - Error Messages For Memory Managers
     ERRORS4.TXT - Error Messages For The Windows Network Driver



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NET: Error status not available.

Explanation:  An application has attempted to get error status
information from the network driver, but there is no error status
available.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: General network error.

Explanation:  An unexpected network error has occurred, and the network
driver is not able to localize the error.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operaton.




NET: Invalid printer name.

Explanation:  On a call to WNetWatchQueue or WNetUnwatchQueue, the queue
name is not a valid print device (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3).  This may
indicate a bug in Print Manager or an equivalent program.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.  Try to determine which
application is causing the problem.




NET: Print queue already watched.  Only one program at a time can watch
a network queue.

Explanation:  More than one application has called WNetWatchQueue to
monitor a queue.  This may indicate a bug in Print Manager or an
equivalent program, or an attempt to run two Print Manager-type
programs.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.  Try to determine which
application is causing the problem.




NET: Attempt to unwatch a print queue that is not being watched.

Explanation:  On a call to WNetUnwatchQueue, the queue name was not
previously used in a call to WNetWatchQueue.  This may indicate a bug in
Print Manager or an equivalent program.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.  Try to determine which
application is causing the problem.




NET: Invalid path on server.

Explanation:  An attempt was made to establish a drive mapping, but the
directory path on the server was invalid.

Recommended Action:  Correct the path and retry the mapping.




NET: Invalid drive on server.

Explanation:  An attempt was made to establish a drive mapping, but the
drive letter on the server was invalid.

Recommended Action:  Correct the drive letter and retry the mapping.




NET: Cannot redirect the current drive.

Explanation:  An attempt was made to establish a mapping for the drive
letter that is logged in as the current drive.  You cannot redirect the
current drive letter.

Recommended Action:  Choose a different local drive letter and retry the
mapping.




NET: Server not listening.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because the server cannot open any more network sessions, or because the
server has shut down as a result of a power failure.

Recommended Action:  Reconfigure the server to allow more sessions.  If
the server is monitoring a UPS, make sure that the electrical power is
good.




NET: Server not found.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because the specified server is not on the network.

Recommended Action:  Make sure the server is running.  Correct the
server name, and retry the mapping.  If the error persists, there may be
a problem with the network hardware.




NET: Server does not have a print spooler.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a printer mapping failed because
the server is not configured to have a print spooler.

Recommended Action:  Reconfigure the server to have a print spooler, or
specify a different server that has a print spooler.




NET: Access denied.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because you do not have the appropriate security permissions.

Recommended Action:  Make sure that you have permission to establish the
mapping.  If security is in use, make sure you have entered the correct
user name and password.




NET: Internal error.

Explanation:  An error occurred within the network driver, or within
Windows.

Recommended Action:  Try to determine what action is causing the error.




NET: Invalid shortname.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive mapping failed because the
network path contains a shortname that is not defined on the server.

Recommended Action:  Correct the network path and retry the operation.




NET: Invalid printer number.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a printer mapping failed because
the network path contains an invalid printer number.

Recommended Action:  Correct the network path and retry the operation.




NET: Too many redirections.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because the redirector cannot establish any more network sessions.

Recommended Action:  Reconfigure the redirector to allow a greater
number of network sessions.




NET: Drive or printer is already redirected.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because the specified local drive or printer is already redirected.

Recommended Action:  Discontinue the existing drive or printer mapping
before attempting to establish a new one.




NET: Incorrect password, or incorrect user name.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because you specified an incorrect password, or an incorrect user name.

Recommended Action:  Enter the correct password and user name, and retry
the mapping.




NET: Invalid network path, or invalid parameter.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive or printer mapping failed
because the network path was invalid (e.g., did not begin with two
backslashes), or the local device name was invalid.

Recommended Action:  Correct the network path and retry the mapping.




NET: Cannot cancel redirection because drive has open files.

Explanation:  An attempt to discontinue a drive mapping failed because
there are open files on the network drive.

Recommended Action:  Close all files on the network drive before
attempting to discontinue the mapping.




NET: Insufficient memory.

Explanation:  An operation failed there is not enough memory.

Recommended Action:  Close some applications and retry the operation.




NET: Remote station does not support management.

Explanation:  An attempt was made to manage a network station that does
not support remote management.

Recommended Action:  Make sure the remote station is running the current
version of software.




NET: Remote station is not listening.

Explanation:  An attempt to manage a remote station failed because the
remote station cannot open any more network sessions.

Recommended Action:  If the remote station is a server, reconfigure the
server to allow more network sessions.




NET: Remote station not found.

Explanation:  An attempt to manage a remote station failed because the
station is not on the network.

Recommended Action:  Make sure you specified the correct station name.
Make sure the station is turned on.  If the error persists, there may be
a problem with the network hardware.




NET: Communication error during network management.

Explanation:  An attempt to manage a remote station failed because of a
communication error.

Recommended Action:  Make sure the station is turned on, and retry the
operation.  If the error persists, there may be a problem with the
network hardware.




NET: Print stream busy.  Only one Windows application at at time can
use a network printer.

Explanation:  A call to WNetOpenJob failed because there is already a
job in progress on the specified printer.  This will happen if you
disable Print Manager (or disable spooling of network print jobs), and
then try to print from two Windows applications at the same time.

Recommended Action:  Enable Print Manager, and set the Print Manager
network options to enable spooling of network print jobs.




NET: Error opening network print stream.

Explanation:  A call to WNetOpenJob failed because the DOS open call
failed.  This may indicate that the server has exhausted its supply of
spool files.

Recommended Action:  Reconfigure the server to allow a larger number of
spool files.




NET: Invalid network print stream name.

Explanation:  A call to WNetOpenJob failed because the local print
device name was invalid (i.e., the print device was not LPT1, LPT2, or
LPT3).  This may indicate a bug in Print Manager or a similar program.

Recommended Action:  Try to determine what application is causing the
problem.




NET: Invalid network print stream handle.

Explanation:  A call to WNetCloseJob or WNetAbortJob failed because the
file handle was not the handle of an open print job.  This may indicate
a bug in Print Manager or a similar program.

Recommended Action:  Try to determine what application is causing the
problem.




NET: Error closing network print stream.

Explanation:  A call to WNetCloseJob or WNetAbortJob failed because the
DOS close failed.  This may indicate that the server's disk is full, or
it may indicate a bug in Print Manager or a similar program.

Recommended Action:  Make sure there is free space on the server's disk.
Try to determine what application is causing the problem.




NET: Error reading user name.

Explanation:  An unexpected error occurred while getting the machine
name from the redirector.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Cannot obtain permission to manage print queue.

Explanation:  An attempt to manage the print queue failed because you do
not have the appropriate security permissions.

Recommended Action:  Make sure that you have security permission to
manage the print queue.  Make sure that you entered the correct user
name and password.




NET: Printer is not a network printer.

Explanation:  An attempt to manage the print queue failed because the
specified printer is not a network printer.

Recommended Action:  Specify the correct printer.




NET: Print queue already locked.  Only one program at a time can lock a
queue.

Explanation:  A call to WNetLockQueueData failed because the specified
print queue is already locked.  This may happen if you attempt to run
two programs that perform similar functions to Print Manager.

Recommended Action:  Only run one Print Manager-type program.




NET: Error reading print spooler status.

Explanation:  A call to WNetLockQueueData failed because an unexpected
error occurred while attempting to read print queue status information.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Error reading print queue contents.

Explanation:  A call to WNetLockQueueData failed because an unexpected
error occurred while attempting to read the contents of the print queue.
This may indicate some problem with the server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: The file is already being printed.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because the specified
spool file is currently being printed.

Recommended Action:  None.




NET: The file has already been printed or deleted.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because the specified
spool file has already finished printing, or has been deleted.

Recommended Action:  None.




NET: Cannot cancel redirection on the current drive.

Explanation:  An attempt to discontinue a drive mapping failed because
the specified drive is the current drive.  It is not possible to
discontinue a mapping on the current drive.

Recommended Action:  Log in to a different drive, and then discontinue
the mapping.




NET: Attempt to unlock a print queue that is not locked.

Explanation:  A call to WNetUnlockQueueData failed because the specified
queue is not locked.  This may indicate a bug in Print Manager or a
similar application.

Recommended Action:  Try to determine which application is causing the
problem.




NET: Invalid local drive letter.

Explanation:  An attempt to establish a drive mapping failed because the
specified local drive letter is invalid (i.e., is not A:  thru Z:).

Recommended Action:  Try to determine which application is causing the
problem.




NET: Network polling operation failed.

Explanation:  A network polling operation failed due to an unexpected
network error.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Security object has been changed or deleted.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because the specified
security object no longer exists;  it has been changed or deleted.

Recommended Action:  None.




NET: Error reading security information.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because of an error
in reading security information.  This may indicate a problem with the
server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Security object is pre-defined.  It cannot be modified or deleted.

Explanation:  An attempt was made to modify or delete one of the
pre-defined security objects.  This is not allowed.

Recommended Action:  Choose another security object.




NET: Another security object with the specified name already exists.

Explanation:  An attempt to rename a security object could not be
completed because it would have created two security objects with the
same type and the same name.  This is not permitted.

Recommended Action:  Choose a different name.




NET: Error writing new security information.

Explanation:  The operation failed because of a DOS error in writing
security information onto the server's disk.  This may indicate a
problem with the server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: User name is empty or contains invalid characters.

Explanation:  An attempt to create or rename a user failed because the
name is blank or contains invalid characters.

Recommended Action:  Correct the name and retry the operation.




NET: User password contains invalid characters.

Explanation:  An attempt to create or modify a user failed because the
password contains invalid characters.

Recommended Action:  Correct the password and retry the operation.




NET: Group name is empty or contains invalid characters.

Explanation:  An attempt to create or rename a group failed because the
name is blank or contains invalid characters.

Recommended Action:  Correct the name and retry the operation.




NET: Shortname name is empty or contains invalid characters.

Explanation:  An attempt to create or rename a shortname failed because
the name is blank or contains invalid characters.

Recommended Action:  Correct the name and retry the operation.




NET: Shortname path is invalid.

Explanation:  An attempt to create or modify a shortname failed because
the directory path is invalid.

Recommended Action:  Correct the directory path, and make sure you enter
a full drive and path specification.  Then retry the operation.




NET: Cannot create new object because bindery is full.

Explanation:  An attempt to create a user, group, or shortname failed
because there is no room in the object bindery for any more objects.
The bindery hold a maximum of 512 objects.

Recommended Action:  Delete unnecessary security objects.




NET: The security object already exists.

Explanation:  An attempt to create a security object failed because an
object with the same name and type already exists.

Recommended Action:  Choose a different name.




NET: The print truncation timeout is invalid.  It must be a number
between 1 and 255.

Explanation:  An attempt to set the print truncation timeout failed
because the timeout value was out of range.

Recommended Action:  Correct the timeout value.




NET: Error reading redirector's user name and password.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because of an
unexpected error in reading the current user name and password from the
redirector.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Error writing redirector's user name and password.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because of an
unexpected error in setting the redirector's current user name and
password.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Unable to open bulletin board data files.

Explanation:  An error occurred while attempting to open the bulletin
board files.  This may indicate that the files were deleted, or that
there is a problem with the server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Make sure the bulletin board data files are present
on the server's disk, and retry the operation.




NET: Bulletin board data files are corrupted.

Explanation:  The bulletin board cannot be accessed because the bulletin
board files are corrupted.  This may indicate a problem with the
server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Restore the bulletin board files from a backup, or
delete the files and let the server create new ones.




NET: Bulletin board data files have been changed.

Explanation:  The operation could not be completed because another user
changed the bulletin board files in a way that makes it impossible to
continue.

Recommended Action:  Exit from the bulletin board system, then start it
again.




NET: Error reading bulletin board data files.

Explanation:  A DOS error occurred while attempting to read the bulletin
board.  This may indicate a problem with the server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Incorrect version of bulletin board data files.

Explanation:  The version number of the bulletin board files does not
match the version number of the network software.

Recommended Action:  Use the correct software version.




NET: Error writing bulletin board data files.

Explanation:  A DOS error occurred while attempting to write data to the
bulletin board data files.  This may indicate a problem with the
server's disk, or it could be that the server's disk is full.

Recommended Action:  Make sure there is free space on the server's disk,
and retry the operation.




NET: Bulletin board name table is full.

Explanation:  An attempt to add a new user to the bulletin board failed,
because there is no more room in the name table.

Recommended Action:  Delete unnecessary users.




NET: Bulletin board message file is full.  You need to delete some
messages.

Explanation:  An attempt to add a new message to the bulletin board
failed, because there is no more room in the message file.

Recommended Action:  Delete unneeded messages.




NET: The group name is unknown.

Explanation:  An attempt to send a message on the bulletin board failed,
because the message is addressed to a group that is not listed in the
security system.

Recommended Action:  Correct the group name.




NET: There is no message text.

Explanation:  An attempt was made to send a message on the bulletin
board that contains no text.  This is not allowed.

Recommended Action:  Enter some text.




NET: Error reading usage statistics.

Explanation:  An attempt to read server usage statistics failed because
of an unexpected error in the server.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Invalid drive.

Explanation:  An attempt to read the disk directory failed because an
invalid drive was specified.

Recommended Action:  Specify a valid drive.




NET: Invalid path, or incorrect file name format.

Explanation:  An attempt to read the disk directory failed because an
invalid path or a badly formatted filename was specified.

Recommended Action:  Specify a valid path or filename.




NET: File already exists.

Explanation:  The operation cannot be completed because the specified
file already exists.

Recommended Action:  Select a different filename.




NET: File not found.

Explanation:  The operation cannot be completed because the specified
file does not exist.

Recommended Action:  Select a different filename.




NET: Unable to open file - Access denied.

Explanation:  The specified file could not be opened because you do not
have the appropriate security permissions.

Recommended Action:  Make sure you have appropriate security
permissions, and retry the operation.  Or, select a different file.




NET: Unable to open file.

Explanation:  The specified file could not be opened because of a DOS
error.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation, or select a different file.




NET: Unable to create file - Access denied.

Explanation:  The specified file could not be created because you do not
have the appropriate security permissions, or because the file already
exists and is marked read-only.

Recommended Action:  Make sure that you have appropriate security
permissions.  If you are overwriting an existing file, make sure it is
not marked read-only.  Then retry the operation.  Or, select a different
file.




NET: Unable to create file.

Explanation:  The specified file could not be created because of a DOS
error.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation, or select a different file.




NET: Error reading file.

Explanation:  A DOS error occurred while attempting to read from the
selected file.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Error writing file.

Explanation:  A DOS error occurred while attempting to write to the
selected file.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: File too large.

Explanation:  The selected file is too large to read into memory.

Recommended Action:  Edit the file to make it smaller, or select a
different file.




NET: No default printer defined in WIN.INI file.

Explanation:  A print operation failed because there is no default
printer defined in the WIN.INI file.

Recommended Action:  Start the Windows Control Panel, and select a
default printer.  Then retry the print operation.




NET: Unable to open printer device context.

Explanation:  A print operation failed because of an error in Windows or
in the or in the printer driver.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Printing aborted by user.

Explanation:  A print operation was stopped by the user.

Recommended Action:  None.




NET: Printer not available.

Explanation:  A print operation failed because the printer driver was
not able to begin the document.  For a local printer, this may indicate
some problem with the printer.

Recommended Action:  Check the printer, and retry the operation.




NET: Print error - out of disk space.

Explanation:  A print operation failed because the disk is full.

Recommended Action:  Free up some space on your local hard disk, and
retry the operation.




NET: Print error - out of memory.

Explanation:  A print operation failed because of insufficient memory.

Recommended Action:  Close some applications, and retry the operation.




NET: Print error - general failure.

Explanation:  A print operation failed because the printer driver was
not able to complete the document.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Browse dialog box is already in use.

Explanation:  It is not possible to start a browse operation, because
another application is already browsing the network.  Only one
application at a time can browse the network.

Recommended Action:  Terminate the old browse operation before starting
another one.




NET: Invalid network resource type for browse dialog box.

Explanation:  An application tried to browse for a network device other
than a disk drive or printer.  Invisible LAN only supports browsing for
disks and printers.

Recommended Action:  Only browse for disks and printers.  NET: Unable
to open audit trail file.

Explanation:  An attempt to display the audit trail failed because of a
DOS error in opening the audit trail file.  This may indicate a problem
with the server's disk, or that the audit trail file was deleted.

Recommended Action:  Make sure the audit trail file exists, and retry
the operation.




NET: Error reading audit trail file.

Explanation:  An attempt to display the audit trail failed because of a
DOS error in reading the audit trail file.  This may indicate a problem
with the server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Retry the operation.




NET: Server does not have an audit trail.

Explanation:  You cannot read the audit trail because the server was
configured not to have an audit trail.

Recommended Action:  If you want an audit trail, you must reconfigure
the server to provide it.




NET: Network path has invalid characters or incorrect syntax.

Explanation:  An attempt to change the persistent mappings failed
because of a badly formatted network path.

Recommended Action:  Correct the network path, then retry the operation.




NET: Error writing data to network printer.

Explanation:  A call to WNetWriteJob failed.  This probably indicates
that the server's disk is full, or that it has exhausted its spool
files.  However, it also may indicate a problem with the server's disk.

Recommended Action:  Make sure that there is free space on the server's
disk, and make sure the server is configured with an adequate number of
spool files.  Then retry the operation.




NET: The file is currently being spooled.

Explanation:  An attempt to modify the print queue failed because the
selected print job is currently being spooled.  This can only happen if
direct print is enabled on the server.

Recommended Action:  Select a different print job.
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