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Problem Registering Multicast Addresses with NDIS Miniports

Article ID:175147
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q175147

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS) miniport network adapter drivers on a Windows 95-based computer, programs using multicast networking may be unable to register multiple multicast addresses for the network adapter.

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STATUS

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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MORE INFORMATION

A multicast address is associated with a group of network nodes or stations. Packets sent to a multicast address are expected to be received by all stations on the network segment or ring that have the specified multicast address registered.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
kbnetwork KB175147

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