Article: Q139841
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
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SYMPTOMS
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SNMP on Windows NT Workstation return a corrupt value when the Interface
Object's MAC address is read. SNMP returns four or five bytes of the six byte
address.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following command line entries will reproduce the problem. Notice that the
Windows NT server returns a correct value for ifPhysAddress.2 while the two
workstations return corrupt information.
C:\users\default>snmputil walk <computernmae> public .1.3.6.1.2
Windows NT Server 3.51 Service Pack 2:
Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifDescr.2
Value = OCTET STRING - Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter
Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifPhysAddress.2
Value = OCTET STRING -
<0x0><0xaa><0x0><0xb5><0x1a><0x95>
Windows NT Workstation 3.51 Service Pack 1:
Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifDescr.2
Value = OCTET STRING - Intel EtherExpress 16 Miniport/
Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifPhysAddress.2
Value = OCTET STRING - <0x0><0xaa><0x0>7?<0xce>
Windows NT Workstation 3.51 Service Pack 2:
Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifDescr.4
Value = OCTET STRING - Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter
Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifPhysAddress.2
Value = OCTET STRING -
<0x0><0xaa><0x0>`<0xd3><0xce>
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation version
3.51 We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodnt tcpip sp1 sp2 media access control
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Keywords : kbnetwork
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351
Version : 3.51
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