NETWORK_BOOT_DUPLICATE_ADDRESS

Code: 0xbc (188)

As HRESULT:As NTSTATUS:

Parameters

ParameterDescription
1The IP address, shown as a DWORD. An address of the form aa.bb.cc.dd will appear as 0xDDCCBBAA.
2The hardware address of the other machine. (For an Ethernet connection, see the following note.)
3The hardware address of the other machine. (For an Ethernet connection, see the following note.)
4The hardware address of the other machine. (For an Ethernet connection, this will be zero.)

Description

The NETWORK_BOOT_DUPLICATE_ADDRESS bug check has a value of 0x000000BC. This indicates that a duplicate IP address was assigned to this machine while booting off a network.

Important

This article is for programmers. If you're a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

Cause

This error indicates that when TCP/IP sent out an ARP for its IP address, it got a response from another machine indicating a duplicate IP address.

When Windows is booting off a network, this is a fatal error.

See Also

Bug Check Code Reference

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Associated Modules

ModuleCodeFound inDescription
EventCreate.exe0xbc78.11011%1
KernelBase.dll0xbc78.1The operating system cannot run %1.
dsreg.dll0xbc1011The task %1\%2 was successfully enabled.
kernel32.dll0xbc78.11011The operating system cannot run %1.
nslookup.exe0xbc78.11011errors =
webservices.dll0xbc78.11011There was an error binding the TCP socket to an address.
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