Interface Table Contains WAN Interfaces Marked as LAN

ID: Q226484

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98

SYMPTOMS

In Windows NT and Windows 95/98, the Interface Type table contains WAN interfaces marked as LAN.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the RASARP/WANARP module adds the wrong value for the interface type in the IF_TABLE. It marks the WAN interface as LAN.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : WINDOWS:95,98; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug