Microsoft KB Archive/176967

= WinNT Error Message: TCP/IP CP Reported Error 1214 =

Article ID: 176967

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q176967



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to connect to a Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS) Server from a Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking (DUN) Client or from a Windows NT version 4.0 RAS Client, you may receive the following error message:

TCP/IP CP reported error 1214: The format of the specified network name is invalid.

NOTE: Other clients may or may not exhibit the same problems and may connect without error.



CAUSE
The preceding error may be caused by one or more of the following:


 * The Autodial feature of DUN may have conflicting entries for the resource you are attempting to connect to. -or-


 * The DUN Client with which you are attempting to connect is using a statically defined IP address that is either illegal, or already in use on the Local Area Network (LAN). -or-


 * The RAS Server has corrupt IP Address cache information. -or-


 * The DUN or RAS components on the client may be corrupt.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following options:

 The Autodial feature of DUN may need to be disabled.

For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge base:

152220 How to View and Remove Information from AutoDial

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 Reconfigure the phonebook entry on the RAS Client to use a server- assigned IP Address instead of a statically defined address. -or-

 Force the RAS Server to reset its IP address cache, using the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

124358 RAS Server Assigns Cached IP Addresses to RAS Clients

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 Remove and reinstall DUN or RAS on the client from which you are dialing.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbinterop kbnetwork KB176967

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