Windows Sockets Program Generates Errors In WSIPX

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you are running a multi-threaded Windows Sockets program using the IPX protocol, Windows 95 may stop responding (hang), or you may receive an error message similar to the following on a blue screen:

An exception 0E has occurred at [segment]:[address] in VxD WSIPX(01) + [offset]. This was called from [segment]:[address] in VxD NWLINK(01) + [offset]. It may be possible to continue normally.

CAUSE

When a multi-threaded Windows Sockets program uses the IPX protocol, a page fault can occur if an invalid pointer to a buffer used by Windows Sockets over IPX is used.

Note that this error occurs only with multi-threaded Windows Sockets programs; it does not occur with single-threaded programs.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95, and later versions of this file:

   NWLINK.VXD  version 4.00.953  dated 1/11/96  51,025 bytes 

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174202 Configuring SPX Watchdog Timers in Windows 95

Q166321 Configuring Maximum IPX Packet Size in Windows 95

Q164474 OE Exception in NWLINK Sending Message from Microsoft Exchange

Q159959 Connection Fails Over IPX with Duplicate SPX Connection ID

Q149448 Incorrect Node Address In IPX Header Causes Broadcast Storm

Q138000 Error Connecting to an Attachmate Gateway with a Cisco Router

Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

Keywords : kbnetwork kbpolicy win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb