IGMP Query Times Out in Windows 95 with Winsock2 Update

ID: Q174095


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2


SYMPTOMS

On a Windows 95-based computer with the Winsock2 Update for Windows 95 installed, IGMP queries may time out prematurely. This may result in computers that are members of a multicast group being dropped from group membership.


CAUSE

The TCP/IP driver in the Winsock2 Update for Windows 95 does not properly implement the Max Response Time field as documented in the IGMP version 2 draft. This behavior may cause clients participating in a multicast group to not respond to IGMP requests from a router within the timeout period. When this occurs, the router no longer forwards multicast packets to the expired group member.


STATUS

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2):


   Vip.386 version 4.10.1512 (dated 7/29/97) and later 
To install this update, use the following steps.

NOTE: This update should be applied only to Windows 95-based computers on which the Winsock2 Update has been installed.
  1. Download the Vipup20.exe file from the Microsoft Software Library to an empty folder.


  2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the Vipup20.exe file you downloaded in step 1.


  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.


The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:
vipup20.exe
For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp
and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

The following files are installed by Vipup20.exe:

   File name     Version    Date/Time        Size     Destination folder
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Vip.386       4.10.1512  7/29/97 3:12p    71,754   Windows\System 


MORE INFORMATION

The Winsock2 Update for Windows 95 is included in the Winsock2 Software Development Kit (SDK), available from the following location on the Microsoft FTP site:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winsock/winsock2
This issue is known to occur with the Vip.386 file version 4.10.1423 included in the Ws295sdk.exe file dated 6/23/97 from the FTP location listed above. Future revisions to this package may not exhibit this symptom.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbnetwork kbtool win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: October 20, 1999
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