Microsoft KB Archive/830358

= You Cannot Use IPCONFIG with a Wildcard Character to Set the ClassIDs of Multiple Network Adapters =

Article ID: 830358

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You can use the Ipconfig command to set the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ClassID of a network adapter. However, when you use the following command line syntax

ipconfig /setclassid *

to set the ClassID of multiple network adapters by using the asterisk wildcard character, the ClassID of only one network adapter is set.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows XP
  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name ---  22-Oct-2003  02:17  5.1.2600.1311  51,712   Ipconfig.exe

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name      Platform ---  22-Oct-2003  02:17  5.1.2600.1311  112,128  Ipconfig.exe   IA-64 22-Oct-2003 02:17  5.1.2600.1311   51,712  Wipconfig.exe  x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the terminology that is used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Software Updates

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbnetworkcard kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB830358

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