Re: problem with NdisReturnPackets ( )

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Just a note: The received packet in question seems to be an ARP reply
generated by VMware (both the source and destination MAC addresses
belong to VMware Inc.). Nothing comes to mind that would be special
about this kind of packet with respect to the bugcheck.

Stephan
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msnews.microsoft.com wrote:
> Serge, you complain that your driver bugchecks when you send a
previously
> queued packet, but the stack you posted below is all about receive.
Can you
> explain what your driver is doing? is is an IM driver? do you
"re-package"
> the data in another packet before sending it (or indicating it) to
the next
> layer? Does the problem repro if you uninstall psched?
>
> -ali

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