WFWG Err Msg: Error 58 on Protocol 0

RESOLUTION

To correct this error, make a note of the actual name of the MLID file listed after LSL.COM in the AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTNET.BAT file. Edit the PROTOCOL.INI file and verify that the Bindings= line matches the MLID file described above. If the Bindings= entry does not match the MLID name, correct the line so that it does.

NOTE: On some configurations there may be two Bindings= lines.

Example

The following example uses a 3Com Etherlink III (3C5x9) NIC, which is one of the more common cards with which the above error message occurs. Below are excerpts of the files created by Network Setup.

AUTOEXEC.BAT:

   C:\WINDOWS\NET START
   C:\<PATH>\LSL.COM
   C:\<PATH>\<3C5X9.COM>    (This is the MLID.)
   C:\<PATH>\IPXODI.COM
   C:\WINDOWS\ODIHLP.EXE
   C:\<PATH>\NETX.EXE
				

PROTOCOL.INI:

   [NWLINK]
   Bindings=3C509

   [NETBEUI]
   Bindings=3C509
				

Note that the MLID filename in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is 3C5x9.COM, but the PROTOCOL.INI file references 3C509; including the file extension will result in the problem not being resolved. The corrected PROTOCOL.INI should read as follows:

   [NWLINK]
   Bindings=3C5x9

   [NETBEUI]
   Bindings=3C5x9
				

For more information about this error in non-ODI configurations, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: