Microsoft KB Archive/179474

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PRB: INVALID_HEADER or Other Error from COM on MSCS

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Q179474

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you install a Component Object Model (COM) server for use within a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) group, COM communication can fail. This problem occurs when both an application and the COM server are running on the same cluster node. In this situation, COM generates an error such as the following when the application attempts to call the COM server:

OLE received a packet with an invalid header. (80010111)

CAUSE
Currently, an application cannot connect to a COM server on the same machine using anything other than the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) name of the local host.

RESOLUTION
You can work around this problem by placing both the COM server and the requesting application in the same MSCS group and writing the client to assume the COM server is on the local host.

STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbcluster

Issue type : kbprb

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