FIX: NetBIOS Find Name Does Not Work for IPX/SPX and NetBEUI (137916)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 4.0
This article was previously published under Q137916

SYMPTOMS

If an application does a NetBIOS find name (NCBFINDNAME) on a LANA that corresponds to the NetBEUI protocol, the command fails and the error code returned is 0x03 (Invalid command).

If the LANA number corresponds to the IPX/SPX protocol, then although a valid FIND_NAME_BUFFER is returned, all the fields are set to zero.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a.

MORE INFORMATION

Using the NetBios function NCBFINDNAME over the LANA number that corresponds to the TCP/IP protocol returns "bogus" information.

REFERENCES

IBM Local Area Network Technical Reference #SC30-3382-2.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/21/2005
Keywords:kbAPI kbBug kbNetBIOS kbnetwork KB137916
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