Multiple DNS Server Addresses Not Assigned Properly with DHCP

ID: Q157930

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use multiple Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers to dynamically assign Domain Name Service (DNS) server addresses to multiple network adapters installed in your computer, the DNS server addresses may not be assigned properly.

CAUSE

You cannot manually assign different DNS server addresses to multiple network adapters in Windows 95. To assign different DNS server addresses to multiple network adapters, you must use DHCP servers. If each network adapter is connected to a network that contains a DHCP server, the DHCP servers can be used to dynamically assign DNS server addresses to each network adapter. However, the Wsock32.dll file included with Windows 95 does not properly implement this feature.

RESOLUTION

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


   WSOCK32.DLL  version 4.00.952  dated 9/26/96  67,072 bytes

A version of this file which resolves this problem is included in the Windows Sockets 2.0 update for Windows 95. For information on obtaining this update, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q182108 Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95

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 articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170619 Windows 95 ServiceProvider Priority Values Not Applied

Q169035 Windows 95 WinSock Update to Improve Multihoming Support

Q163329 Fatal Exception 0E in WSIPX Using Windows Sockets Program

Q157944 Domain Name Service in DUN Connection Does Not Work

Q141211 Memory Leak with Multithreaded Winsock Programs

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

Additional query words:

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