Invalid Values Are Returned For ifOperStatus (308222)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

This article was previously published under Q308222

SYMPTOMS

When you query the ifOperStatus OID, you may receive invalid values. The MIB defines the values 1 for up, and 2 for down. However, the query may return 5 for up and 0 for down.

The following query is an example of what you may see with the network cable plugged into the network adapter:

D:\>snmputil walk 127.0.0.1 public .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8
   Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOperStatus.1
   Value    = Integer32 1

   Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOperStatus.16777219
   Value    = Integer32 5

   End of MIB subtree.

The following query shows what you may see with the network cable removed from the network adapter:

D:\>snmputil walk 127.0.0.1 public .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8
   Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOperStatus.1
   Value    = Integer32 1

   Variable = interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOperStatus.16777219
   Value    = Integer32 0

   End of MIB subtree.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   26-Sep-2001  20:11  5.0.2195.3951  121,936  Afd.sys
   02-Oct-2001  10:05  5.0.2195.2      67,344  Iphlpapi.dll
   02-Oct-2001  10:06  5.0.2195.3952  106,256  Msafd.dll
   27-Sep-2001  13:06  5.0.2195.4429  312,688  Tcpip.sys
   30-Jul-2001  20:15  5.0.2195.3988   16,240  Tdi.sys
   02-Oct-2001  10:06  5.0.2195.3649   17,680  Wshtcpip.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbnetwork kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB308222