Windows 95 MSDLC32 Does Not Receive Broadcast Packets

 Last reviewed: July 1, 1997
Article ID: Q170737
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 1, 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

A DLC program may not be able to receive broadcast packets in Windows 95 using Microsoft's 32-bit Data Link Control protocol (MSDLC32).

CAUSE

MSDLC32 does not receive packets addressed to the broadcast address for the network medium.

STATUS

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OSR2: 

    DLC.VXD version 4.10.995 (dated 6/18/97) and later
To install this update, follow these steps:

  1. Download the DLC32UPD.EXE file from the online service listed below to an empty folder.

  2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the DLC32UPD.EXE file you downloaded in step 1.

  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

The following file(s) are available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ dlc32upd.exe (size: 212640 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
The following files are installed by <filename>.exe: 

   File name     Version    Date/Time        Size     Destination folder
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   DLC.VXD       4.10.995   6/18/97 3:31p    237,470  Windows\System
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170737
   TITLE     : Windows 95 MSDLC32 Does Not Receive Broadcast Packets

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170736
   TITLE     : Windows 95 MSDLC32 Does Not Receive Multicast Packets

   ARTICLE-ID: Q159344
   TITLE     : Fatal Exception in DLC Running Program from NetWare
               Server

   ARTICLE-ID: Q148765
   TITLE     : Availability of DLC Update for MSDLC32 Protocol

MORE INFORMATION

A broadcast address is defined for each network physical media type. For example, on Ethernet the broadcast address is defined as 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF; on Token Ring it is either 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF or 0xC000FFFFFFFF. Packets sent to the broadcast address are expected to be received by all stations on the network segment or ring.

Additional query words: 95
Keywords : kbnetwork osr1 osr2 win95 fixlist
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 1, 1997
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