SYMPTOMS
On your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, you receive the following Stop error message:
STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a regression that was introduced in the post-Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
818635 Your portable computer cannot renew its IP address from a DHCP server after you remove the computer from a docking station
The Stop error occurs in the Tcpip.sys driver if the Net Table Entry (NTE) list is not correctly cleaned up after the client receives a "destination host unreachable" error message from Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
This hotfix requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later.
Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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19-Jun-2003 20:05 5.0.2195.6687 120,240 Afd.sys
19-Jun-2003 20:05 5.0.2195.6602 108,816 Msafd.dll
19-May-2004 19:45 5.0.2195.6930 318,544 Tcpip.sys
19-Jun-2003 20:05 5.0.2195.6655 16,240 Tdi.sys
19-Jun-2003 20:05 5.0.2195.6601 17,680 Wshtcpip.dll