Re: What is MATCLI ..

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 02/03/04 

Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 03:28:56 -0700

In article <sr8u10hp4kacu9hh10gfg5s494tjsn68a4@4ax.com>, Tony Sanders
<tony.sanders@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>... running in a DOS Window on a Win98 client to a WinXPPro server on
>a 2 m/c network.
>
>Why does it hang (causing the Win98 client to crash and burn) when the
>WinXPPro server is up and running, but only appears for a few secinds
>and (apparently) functions normally when the server is not up?
>
>Currently, if the Win98 m/c needs to be rebooted (which is quite
>often, Win98 being what it is), then the server needs to be shut down
>also and the Win98 m/c allowed to complete its bootup process before
>the server is restarted - something of an inconvenience.
>
>The Win98 m/c is a x86 Family 6, Model 8, Step 6 (whatever the hell
>that is supposed to mean) with 250M of RAM and apparently hasn't
>enough grunt to be converted to WinXP.
>
>Server: WinXPPro, ICS behind ZoneAlrmPro firewall configured for a
>gateway m/c. Norton AV. Pestpatrol also installed and running.
>
>(ICS is not configured to allow the client m/c to control the
>connection or to dial a connection when one is not present.)
>
>Client: Win98, running ZoneAlarmPro firewall configured for a client
>m/c. Norton AV.
>
>Some help would be appreciated.

I just typed "matcli" at an Internet search site and found hundreds of
articles about it. The trick is figuring out which articles have the
right answer. Here's one that looks good to me:

http://www.acorn-online.com/compcorn/cc823.htm

You might be able to disable "matcli" in Start | Run | Msconfig |
Startup. 

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