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A red x appears in the network icon tray and the "Networks" flyout hangs in Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 when you have 300 or more access points

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You are using a computer that is running Windows 8 or Windows 8.1. 
  • There are 300 or more 802.11 (wireless) access points available, as might be seen in a test lab.
In this scenario, a red letter x appears in the operating system network icon on the task bar for about 30 seconds, and the Networks flyout hangs for about 30 seconds.

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Cause

When there are lots of access points, an NDIS driver may report that uTotalNumOfBytes of OID_DOT11_ENUM_BSS_LIST is larger than 60,000 bytes.

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Resolution

This issue is not seen in a typical environment and has been observed only in a laboratory environment. NDIS drivers should limit the number of bytes that they report so that the total for uTotalNumOfBytes of OID_DOT11_ENUM_BSS_LIST stays under 60,000.

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More Information

This situation occurs only in stress environments.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2890450
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 3/11/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 284