Fatal Exception Error Using DHCP |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMS
When you use Winipcfg.exe to release or renew IP addresses obtained using
DHCP, or when you start Windows 95 with the network adapter configured to
obtain IP addresses using DHCP, you may receive an error message similar
to the following message on a blue screen:
Fatal exception 0E at 0028:C433442B in VXD octk16.sys (01) + 0000342B.
This was called from 0028:C003C47C in VXD NDIS (01) + 00000D7C. It may
be possible to continue normally.
CAUSE
When you are using the Windows 95 DHCP client, a buffer in memory used to
send a DHCP message may be freed before the message has been completely
sent. The error occurs when the network adapter driver attempts to access
this buffer to send the information on the wire.
RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and
OSR2, and later versions of this file:
VDHCP.386 version 4.00.953 dated 11/19/96 27,973 bytes
A version of this file that also resolves this problem is included in the
Windows Sockets 2.0 Update for Windows 95. For information about obtaining
this update, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q182108
Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and
OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now
available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only
to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely
impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend
implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support
for additional information about the availability of this update.
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
The fatal exception error typically occurs in the MAC driver, although it
may also occur in NDIS itself.
This symptom may occur more frequently with Token Ring adapters using
locally administered addresses (LAAs), although it has been reported to
occur with Ethernet adapters and without using LAAs.
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this
component, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
Q147872 Unable to Lease IP Address from DHCP Server
Q140460 Dial-Up Networking Does Not Obtain an IP Address
For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates
Keywords : kbnetwork win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
