Unusual Addresses Like 1.10.0.184 Showing in WINS Data Base

Last reviewed: February 17, 1998
Article ID: Q156204
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use WINS Manager, you notice a WINS server with an address of 1.10.0.184 or 0.62.0.184, or you notice an owner with these addresses when you click Show Database from the Mappings menu.

CAUSE

The Remote Access Service (RAS) WAN Wrapper is bound before the network interface card (NIC).

RESOLUTION

Windows NT 3.51

Perform the following steps to work around this problem:

  1. Go to the Main group, double-click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.

  2. Click Bindings.

  3. In the Show Bindings For list, click All Protocols, and then double- click WINS Client (TCP/IP).

  4. Click Remote Access Service WAN Wrapper, and then click the down arrow to move it below your network adapter driver.

    NOTE: There may be multiple RAS WAN Wrapper entries.

Windows NT 4.0

Perform the following steps to work around this problem:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.

  2. Click the Bindings tab.

  3. In the Show Bindings For list, click All Protocols, and then double- click WINS Client (TCP/IP).

  4. Click Remote Access Service WAN Wrapper, and then click Move Down to move it below your network adapter driver.

    NOTE: There may be multiple RAS WAN Wrapper entries.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: weird funny bogus strange
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbbug4.00 NTSrv nttcp
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug


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Last reviewed: February 17, 1998
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