RPC Sample File Helloc.exe Requires Full Redirector
Article ID: 162785
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Network Client 3.1
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit-January 2000 Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows NT
This article was previously published under Q162785
SYMPTOMS
If run from Microsoft Network Client 3.0, the RPC client sample file
Helloc.exe fails with the following or a similar message:
RpcStringBindingCompose returned 0x0
pszStringBinding = ncacn_np:rxobot_serv[\\pipe\\hello]
RpcBindingFromStringBinding returned 0x0
Rpc Binding Handle = 3e5a0016
Calling the remote procedure 'HelloProc'
Print the string 'hello, world' on the server
Runtime reported exception 0x1b = 27
RpcStringFree returned 0x0
RpcBindingFree returned 0x0
CAUSE
Either the Network Client is running the Basic Redirector, or the logged on
user cannot connect to the IPC$ directory on the server.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do either of the following:
- Run SETUP on the client and configure it to run the Full Redirector.
-or-
- Make sure that the user who is logged on at the client can perform the
following operation:
NOTE: It is not necessary to make an IPC$ connection before running
Helloc.exe, but Helloc.exe will fail if either the client or the user
is not capable of making an IPC$ connection.
Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords: KB162785