Mac OS X Server: Windows 95/98 clients do not see share points or printers with longer names

Windows 95/98 clients do not see the names of share points or printers hosted from the server when the names are longer than 12 characters.
To browse or connect to printer or disk shares on Mac OS X Server from a Windows 95/98 client, the share name must be 12 characters or less. For more information, see the Microsoft support site.

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Published Date: Oct 7, 2016