Microsoft KB Archive/203077

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BUG: Duplicating Sockets Is Invalid Over IPX/SPX in Windows 9x

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Q203077

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98

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SYMPTOMS
Using DuplicateHandle for shared sockets over SPX in Windows 9x, subsequent socket operations on the duplicated socket operations on the duplicated socket always fail. WSAGetLastError reports error WSANOTSOCK.

NOTE: This is reproducible in both Windows 95 and Windows 98.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.