An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket

[SSRT]

When trying to renew the IP address on an HP running Windows XP Home connected to an "always on" SDSL connection I receive the following error: an operation was attempted on something that is not a socket. This happens with two different NICs. I have tried un-installing/re-installing both NICs, but get the same error. I work for an ISP, and this is a customer's computer, so I don't know the history. Customer claims it was working fine until 3 days ago. I could fix this under Win2K or previous, but XP won't let me un-install TCP/IP. Most of the registry keys I would delete are there, but not all of them. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!

Thank you for your time.

-Mike

 

[linney]

299357 - How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299357&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

317518 - How to Reset "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) " in Windows .NET

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317518&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[XPisfree]

It MAY be the FIFO settings on your COM1 and COM2 that its recognising but you probably have nothing attached to them like 90% of people even though your BIOS has assigned an IRQ to them. If so, its probably not a problem but its a hacking vulnerability and small memory waster. As well as system log filler with annoying error message. Disable coms in BIOS unless you use them.

 

[SSRT]

Thanks for the responses guys, I got it fixed. When I went in this morning I noticed that it worked under other user profiles, but not the main one the customer uses. I did a system restore (and felt like an idiot for not thinking of it first) to the day before it quit working, not surprisingly this fixed it.

 

[azz777]

doesn't work in my case. XP works well for two month. then just got 169.254.. IP. when trying to ipconfig/renew got this
"an operation was attempted on something that is not a socket"
when set in static IP, can only ping by router, can't ping other pc on the LAN, can NOT browse by IP address.

have done this, but still not working:
* reset TCP/IP as said in

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299357&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

* remove and reinstall NIC
* reinstall Mcafee Virusscan/firewall, ..., later remove it again using Mcafee's uninstaller as MS said
* try with new NIC, new cable (work on other PC)
* try static IP
* try reinstall XP Sp1
* try reinstall XP then SP1


I am almost going to format the HD, anyone got any ideas?

 

[mmuthig]

Did anyone ever come up with a resolution for this problem? I have just been hit with the same problem, and have tried everything prescribed so far.

Any new insights?

 

[smah]

Can you create a new network connection, or do you get an error, or options 'grayed out'(not available)?

 

[linney]

Some things to check out here.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q="...dows+xp&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=d

http://www.google.com/search?source...on+something+that+is+not+a+socket"+windows+xp