Article: Q153749
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbpolicy win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-MAR-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using a Token Ring network with Windows 95, ARP resolves addresses
by first performing a local broadcast and then an All-Routes broadcast, but it
does not perform a Single-Route broadcast.
CAUSE
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The TCP/IP transport protocol included with Windows 95 uses this method of
address resolution to prevent any problems that may occur with older routing
bridges.
RESOLUTION
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STATUS
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install
the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of
Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
MORE INFORMATION
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TCP/IP resolves IP addresses to node (MAC) addresses using the ARP protocol. The
All-Routes broadcasts by the ARP protocol do not take advantage of intelligent
source-routing bridges that can route broadcasts through the single best route
and avoid redundant network traffic.
With this update, a Single-Route broadcast is made instead of an All- Routes
broadcast if the following registry string value is present and set to a value
of "1":
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP\ArpTRSingleRoute
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbpolicy win95 kbfixlist
Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version : :
Issue type : kbprb
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