NDIS Driver Fails To Check Functional Address (163725)
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 Q163725 SYMPTOMS
On a computer running Windows NT and using Token Ring network cards,
packets that are addressed to certain functional addresses may be dropped,
indicating a failure in the NDIS (network driver interface specification)
driver.
CAUSE
The NDIS driver fails to check for combined functional addresses in order
to find a matching address to the destination functional address of the
incoming packet. A combined functional address is the logical OR of
multiple functional addresses that the token ring network card listens to.
RESOLUTION
The NDIS driver has been modified to check for combined functional
addresses.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnetwork KB163725 |
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