Symptoms

Assume that you have a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device that negotiates to connect to a PPP server by using Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). The device sends LCP (Link Control Protocol) packet together with MRU (Maxmum Receive Unit) option equals to 65534 that is an incorrect value.Note There are two expected values when the device sends LCP packet of MRU option:

  • When you have a straight PPP connection, the MRU is 1492.

  • When you have a VPN connection, the MRU is 1392.

More Information

Software update information

Download information

The Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update (March 2014) is now available from Microsoft. To download this Windows Embedded Compact 7 monthly update, go to the following Microsoft Download Center website: 

Windows Embedded Compact 7 updates The kind of processor that each file applies to is visible in the name of each file in the "File information" section.

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

  • On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.

  • On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this hotfix package

File name

File size

Date

Time

Path

L2tp.lib

2,341,996

11-Mar-2014

18:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,548,194

11-Mar-2014

18:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Debug

L2tp.lib

2,030,158

11-Mar-2014

18:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv5\Retail

L2tp.lib

2,341,988

11-Mar-2014

18:53

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,547,322

11-Mar-2014

18:53

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Debug

L2tp.lib

2,030,150

11-Mar-2014

18:53

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv6\Retail

L2tp.lib

2,329,876

11-Mar-2014

18:55

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,538,012

11-Mar-2014

18:55

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

L2tp.lib

2,022,462

11-Mar-2014

18:54

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

L2tp.lib

2,290,624

11-Mar-2014

18:56

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,479,344

11-Mar-2014

18:56

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug

L2tp.lib

2,008,884

11-Mar-2014

18:56

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail

L2tp.lib

2,293,330

11-Mar-2014

18:57

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,482,142

11-Mar-2014

18:57

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug

L2tp.lib

2,011,584

11-Mar-2014

18:57

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail

L2tp.lib

2,129,434

11-Mar-2014

18:58

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,275,780

11-Mar-2014

18:58

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug

L2tp.lib

1,911,456

11-Mar-2014

18:58

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail

L2tp.lib

2,155,366

11-Mar-2014

19:00

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

L2tp.lib

2,216,074

11-Mar-2014

19:00

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

L2tp.lib

1,882,856

11-Mar-2014

19:00

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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