JSI Tip 0935. If your Workstation Service won't start and you have 2 NICs.

Jerold Schulman

December 20, 1998

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If the System Event log has:

   Event ID: 3870   Source: Workstation   Description:  is not a valid computer name.   Event ID: 7023   Source: Service Control Manager   Description: The Workstation service terminated with the following   error: A duplicate name exists on the network.

chances are that both network adapters are attempting to register the same NETBIOS name with WINS.

Use Control Panel / Network / Bindings tab/ Show Bindings For and click All Adapters

Click the plus sign next to the second network adapter.

Click NetBEUI Protocol, and then click Disable.

Click Close.

Shutdown and restart.

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