BUG: Duplicating Sockets Is Invalid Over IPX/SPX in Windows 9x

ID: Q203077

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98

SYMPTOMS

Using DuplicateHandle() for shared sockets over SPX in Windows 9x, subsequent socket operations on the duplicated socket operations on the duplicated socket always fail. WSAGetLastError() reports error WSANOTSOCK.

NOTE: This is reproducible in both Windows 95 and Windows 98.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please click the article number(s) below to view the article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q156319 BUG: Inherited Socket Becomes Invalid If Parent Exits on Win95

Q150523 BUG: Socket Inheritance in Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbWinOS95 kbWinOS98 kbDSupport NtwkWinsock
Version : WINDOWS:95,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug