Article ID: 115875
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q115875
SYMPTOMS
Using a NetBIOS Scope ID that contains more than one character on an Alpha-based or MIPS-based computer causes Scope IDs to function incorrectly. If Intel-based, Alpha-based, and MIPS-based computers are all configured with TCP/IP as the only protocol installed, and all three systems are on the same segment (no routers in- between), and all have the same Scope ID (for example "test") the Intel-based computer generates the following error message when attempting to Net View the Alpha-based computer:
Likewise, the Alpha-based computer returns the same error message when attempting to Net View the Intel-based computer.
If the MIPS-based computer is involved, either Net Viewing one of the other computers or being Net Viewed by one of the other systems, the following STOP message appears:
CAUSE
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
Additional query words: prodnt parameter err msg blue screen
Keywords: kbnetwork KB115875
