ARP -s Fails After Applying SP2 to Windows NT 3.51 (138700)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q138700

SYMPTOMS

After you apply Service Pack 2 to Windows NT 3.51, the ARP -s command fails with the following error:
The ARP entry addition failed: 3

ARP -s is used to add static entries to the ARP cache.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, expand INETMIB1.DL_ from the Windows NT 3.51 source disks to INETMIB1.DLL and place it in %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 and then reboot your computer

RESOLUTION

This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:KB138700
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