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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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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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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