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Other Gateways Not Used if Default Gateway Is Not Available

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Article ID:192799
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q192799

SYMPTOMS

If you specify more than one gateway in the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, gateway addresses other than the default gateway address may not be used if the default gateway is not available.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack included with Windows 95 only uses the default gateway.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, download and install the Winsock 2 update for Windows 95. For information about how to do so, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
182108 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/182108/EN-US/) Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95

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STATUS

This problem is fixed in Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release (OSR) 2.0 and 2.5, and in Microsoft Windows 98.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
kbnetwork kbprb KB192799

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