PRO0008E Invalid Decimal Digit in PROTOCOL.INI File

 Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
Article ID: Q123357
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS version 3.0
  • Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, version 3.11

The following error appears when you have installed TCP/IP with periods (.) in any of the IP addresses on the client installation. 

   PRO0008E Invalid Decimal Digit in PROTOCOL.INI file.
To solve this problem, enter the setup utility and modify all of the IP addresses replacing periods with spaces.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.11
KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: nttcp NTSrvWkst

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Last reviewed: August 30, 1996
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