Locating the Source of AppleTalk Error 48

ID: Q112842

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY

When you are running Services for Macintosh, there may be multiple occurrences of AppleTalk error 48 in the event viewer. These errors may be caused by a faulty network card on one of the computers.

MORE INFORMATION

To locate the address of the computer with the faulty network card, look at the error message.

Example


   Date: 11/22/93                            Event ID: 48
   Time: 10:19:32 AM                         Source: Apple Talk
   User: N/A                                 Type: Warning
   Computer: JIAN                            Category: None

   Description:

   Packet received on adapter "<AdapterName>" contained errors and is not
   being accepted.

   Data: (x)Bytes ( )Words

   0000: 00 00 3c 00 02 00 90 00   ..<... .
   0008: 00 00 00 00 30 00 00 80   ....0..
   0010: bf 07 03 00 01 00 01 00   ........
   0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
   0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
   0028: aa aa 03 00 00 00 80 f3   aa....
   0030: 00 01 80 9b 06 04 00 01   .. .....
   0038: 08 00 02 03 52 31 00 01   ....R1..
   0040: 0e 01 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
   0048: 00 01 0f 50 00 00 ff ff   ...P..
   0050: ff ff ff ff 80 01 00 00   yyyy ...
   0058: 00 01 00 dd 01 0b b7 a6   ...y..
   0060: 80 20 00 00                ...

In this example of an AppleTalk error 48, 0800020352310001 is the address of the computer with the bad network card:

After you have this address, you can use a tracing program to see whose computer it is and then correct the problem.

Additional query words: prodnt SFM MacFile MacPrint

Keywords : kbinterop ntmac
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :