Microsoft KB Archive/908788

= FIX: The Windows CE .NET 4.2-based DHCP client may not release IP addresses as expected after you apply the software update that is mentioned in KB article 900465 =

Article ID: 908788

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article 900465 describes a software update to resolve a problem where provisioning errors occur on the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server when the Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2-based DHCP client sends duplicate client IDs for DHCP option 61 and for the MAC address of the network adapter.

After you apply the software update that is mentioned in KB article 900465, the Windows CE .NET 4.2-based DHCP client may not release IP addresses as expected.



Software update information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 908788. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

Prerequisites
This software update is supported only if all previously issued software update for this product have also been applied.

Restart requirement
After you apply this software update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Software update replacement information
This software update does not replace any other software updates.

File information
The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

The English version of this software update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about software update terminology, 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

Additional query words: release packet Client-Identifier

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB908788

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