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Q226484: Interface Table Contains WAN Interfaces Marked as LAN

Article: Q226484
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:95,98; winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 98 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Windows NT and Windows 95/98, the Interface Type table contains WAN
interfaces marked as LAN.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the RASARP/WANARP module adds the wrong value for
the interface type in the IF_TABLE. It marks the WAN interface as LAN.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400sp5fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbWin98search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98
Version           : WINDOWS:95,98; winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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