WinNT Error Message: TCP/IP CP Reported Error 1214
ID: Q176967
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
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Microsoft Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to connect to a Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS)
Server from a Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking (DUN) Client or from a Windows
NT version 4.0 RAS Client, you may receive the following error message:
TCP/IP CP reported error 1214: The format of the specified network name
is invalid.
NOTE: Other clients may or may not exhibit the same problems and may
connect without error.
CAUSE
The preceding error may be caused by one or more of the following:
- The Autodial feature of DUN may have conflicting entries for the
resource you are attempting to connect to.
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- The DUN Client with which you are attempting to connect is using a
statically defined IP address that is either illegal, or already in use
on the Local Area Network (LAN).
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- The RAS Server has corrupt IP Address cache information.
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- The DUN or RAS components on the client may be corrupt.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following options:
- The Autodial feature of DUN may need to be disabled.
For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge base:
Q152220 How to View and Remove Information from AutoDial
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- Reconfigure the phonebook entry on the RAS Client to use a server-
assigned IP Address instead of a statically defined address.
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- Force the RAS Server to reset its IP address cache, using the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q124358 RAS Server Assigns Cached IP Addresses to RAS Clients
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- Remove and reinstall DUN or RAS on the client from which you are
dialing.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5,
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:
Keywords : kberrmsg kbinterop kbnetwork ntras win95 winnt ntnetserv nttcp NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:95; winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type :