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Error Using Microsoft Network Client SOCKETS.EXE

Article ID: 129986

Article Last Modified on 10/29/1999

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Network Client 3.1

This article was previously published under Q129986

If the Microsoft Network Client is configured to use the TCP/IP protocol, and you try to start the SOCKETS.EXE program, the following error message may appear:

SOCKETS0101: The value for keyword HOSTNAME not found in TCPUTILS.INI file by SOCKETS. (not loaded)

This message appears because SOCKETS is looking for a host name in the TCPUTILS.INI file. To run SOCKETS, manually enter a host name.

In the TCPUTILS.INI file, add the following line to the [tcpglobal] section:

hostname=<hostname>

where <hostname> is a valid host name (but any value will allow SOCKETS.EXE to start).

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Microsoft KB Archive/129986

Error Using Microsoft Network Client SOCKETS.EXE