RPC Sample File Helloc.exe Requires Full Redirector

• Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS version 3.0
• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)
  on the following platforms: Win95
• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows NT

SYMPTOMS

If run from Microsoft Network Client 3.0, the RPC client sample file Helloc.exe fails with the following or a similar message:

RpcStringBindingCompose returned 0x0
pszStringBinding = ncacn_np:rxobot_serv[\\pipe\\hello]
RpcBindingFromStringBinding returned 0x0
Rpc Binding Handle = 3e5a0016
Calling the remote procedure 'HelloProc'
Print the string 'hello, world' on the server
Runtime reported exception 0x1b = 27
RpcStringFree returned 0x0
RpcBindingFree returned 0x0

CAUSE

Either the Network Client is running the Basic Redirector, or the logged on user cannot connect to the IPC$ directory on the server.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, do either of the following:

• Run SETUP on the client and configure it to run the Full Redirector.


-or-


• Make sure that the user who is logged on at the client can perform the following operation:

  NET USE \\<server>\IPC$

  NOTE: It is not necessary to make an IPC$ connection before running Helloc.exe, but Helloc.exe will fail if either the client or the user is not capable of making an IPC$ connection.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : ntdosap
Version : MS-DOS:3.0; NT:; WINDOWS:
Platform : MS-DOS NT WINDOWS
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