SPX Header Not Available for a Terminate Packet

Last reviewed: April 11, 1997
Article ID: Q154950

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If a NetWare SPX Sockets application tries to read the SPX Header on a terminate packet while running Windows NT version 3.51, it will fail.

CAUSE

The Windows NT implementation of Sockets does not make the SPX Header available on a terminate packet.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbnetwork ntnetserv
Version : 3.51
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: April 11, 1997
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