Windows 95 WinSock Update to Improve Multihoming Support

 Last reviewed: January 12, 1998
Article ID: Q169035
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 1

SYMPTOMS

When multiple network adapters are configured to use the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol (a configuration known as multihoming), network names may not be resolved correctly using a Domain Name Service(DNS) server. Specific symptoms include:

  • When multiple DNS servers are configured on a single workstation with one DNS server for a Dial-Up Networking connectoid and another DNS server for a primary network adapter, the DNS server configured for the Dial-Up Networking connectoid is not used.
  • When you attempt to use multiple Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers to dynamically assign DNS server addresses to multiple network adapters installed in your computer, the DNS server addresses may not be assigned properly.

These problems may be encountered when you are using either 32-bit or 16-bit programs.

CAUSE

These symptoms occur because the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol included with Windows 95 (retail release) and Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 (OSR1) does not provide support for multihoming with TCP/IP.

These problems do not occur with the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol included with Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2 and 2.1, which does provide support for multiple DNS configurations.

STATUS

This issue is resolved by the following updated files for Windows 95 and OSR1: 

    Winsock.dll version 4.00.1111 (dated 8/24/96) and later
    Wsock32.dll version 4.00.1111 (dated 8/24/96) and later
To install this update, follow these steps:

  1. Download the Wsockupd.exe file to an empty folder.

  2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click the Wsockupd.exe file you downloaded in step 1.

  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Wsockupd.exe (size: 234568 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
The following files are installed by Wsockupd.exe: 

   File name     Version    Date/Time        Size     Destination folder
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Wsock32.dll   4.00.1111  8/24/96 11:11a   66,560   Windows\System
   winsock.dll   4.00.1111  8/24/96 11:11a   42,368   Windows

Additional query words: 95
Keywords : osr1 win95 kbfile kbtool
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: January 12, 1998
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