BUG: NetBIOS Find Name Does Not Work for IPX/SPX and NetBEUI

Last reviewed: October 11, 1995
Article ID: Q137916

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If an application does a NetBIOS find name (NCBFINDNAME) on a LANA that corresponds to the NetBEUI protocol, the command fails and the error code returned is 0x03 (Invalid command).

If the LANA number corresponds to the IPX/SPX protocol, then although a valid FIND_NAME_BUFFER is returned, all the fields are set to zero.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are reasearching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Using the LANA number that corresponds to the TCP/IP protocol returns expected results.

REFERENCES

IBM Local Area Network Technical Reference #SC30-3382-2.

Additional reference words: 4.00 Windows 95
KBCategory: kbnetwork kbtshoot kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: NtwkNetbios

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Last reviewed: October 11, 1995
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