If the Windows Sockets setsockopt() API is called with the IPX_RECVHDR
option set, the call will return a status of "success," but IPX headers
will not be received when the recv() API is called.
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There is a problem in the Windows Sockets support using the Microsoft
IPX/SPX-compatible protocol, in that IPX headers are not returned with the
WinSock data, even though it appears that the IPX_RECVHDR option is
successfully set when calling setsockopt().
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows (http://www.microsoft.com/windows).
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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
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