Article ID: 252208
Article Last Modified on 10/18/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q252208
SYMPTOMS
Under the following conditions, after approximately 10 minutes, you may lose network connectivity:
- The network consists of two Windows Millennium-based computers that are using an IEEE 1394 connection.
- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the only installed protocol.
- Network addresses have been automatically configured.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the IP/1394 Arp client driver does not properly track the remote IP address.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name ----------------------------------------------------- 07/28/2000 03:57p 4.90.3001.1 25,872 61883.sys 07/28/2000 03:53p 4.90.3001.1 45,104 Arp1394.sys 07/31/2000 06:59p 4.90.3001.1 49,808 Ohci1394.sys
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
This package also contains a fix for the IEEE 1394 issue that is listed in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
252185 Cannot Record, Control, or Play Digital Video Properly with 1394 FireWire
For additional information about Windows Me hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
295413 General Information About Windows Millennium Edition Hotfixes
Additional query words: firewire
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