"Address Is Not Valid" Error Message When You Add a Standard TCP/IP Port (312615)

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 Q312615

SYMPTOMS

When you enter the host name or the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of a printer in the Printer Name or IP Address box of the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard, and then click Next, you may receive the following error message:

The Address is not valid. Please enter a valid address and try again.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the host name or if any part of the FQDN is more than 16 characters in length.

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-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   16-Nov-2001  17:44  5.0.2195.4646  66,832  Tcpmonui.dll

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, enter the IP address instead of the FQDN or host name in the Printer Name or IP Address box of the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard.

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

After you install this update, you can enter an FQDN that has up to 48 characters in each portion of the FQDN (for example, between each period in the FQDN).

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kberrmsg kbfix kbprint kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB312615