Network Address Requires Trailing Zeros in NETWORKS File (131717)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q131717 SYMPTOMS
If a network address includes trailing zeros and you do not add them in the
NETWORKS file (located in the %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC directory),
the ROUTE ADD command incorrectly adds the network address to the routing
table. For example, if the following entry in your NETWORKS file:
testlab 11.11
and you enter the command:
ROUTE ADD TESTLAB 11.11.94.1
the network address of 0.0.11.11 is added to the routing table.
WORKAROUND
If a network address includes trailing zeros, make sure to include them in
the NETWORKS file.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and
Server versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post
new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB131717 |
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