tcp-ip problem

Is that the actual error message or your interpretation of it?  If that is the actual message, that doesn't look like a Microsoft error message.  Even in all their splendorous glory, I don't think they would say something as silly as "the other end of tcp-ip has been shut down".  Was there an application you were running at the time that this happened?  I am assuming yes.  Typically a server change doesn't just lock up the clients.  Can you provide more detail as to what the situation is?

Yep. More detail, please . . . losing connectivity may be a symptom of a different problem. In the mean time, get the latest drivers for the network interface card in your w95 pc and install them.

also try the winsock update for the 95 box
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp

This is a time-out, for accessing servers that do not provide unlimited connection time. FTP can be example, where you cannot keep session going forever.

Exit program (client), reconnect. Not all that difficult. If it is all internal LAN, then increase the relevant time-out features for the relevant applications.

You might want to create a separate icon for 'login' for application, for any cases where you just have to use login scripts. Personally, I prefer mapping drives.

Thanks everybody for the help.  It was not a windows problem but an appliaction was bringing up the message.  Told my friend to do ctrl + Alt + del and end the process.  This shut down the program and she just restarted it again.  So it seems to bee some type of bug with the software of the application.

regards
Botch.

ps. Sorry I was slow to shut the question and appriciate all help that was given