Re: Dns.GetHostEntry throws SocketException in WM2005, OK in PPC2003

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GetHostEntry(String) works where String = "MyPPC" (for example), but not
"dtpt_peer"

"Scott" <Spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Using C#, .Net CF 2.0, WM 2005 on Symbol MC9090

IPHostEntry Dns.GetHostEntry (String)
Throws:-
{System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: The system detected an invalid
pointer address in attempting to use a pointer argument in a call
at System.Net.Dns.ResolveInternal()
at System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry()

The SocketException contains an ErrorCode (0x0000271e) that equates to the
following socket error:-
The system detected an invalid pointer address in attempting to use a
pointer argument of a call. This error occurs if an application passes an
invalid pointer value, or if the length of the buffer is too small. For
instance, if the length of an argument, which is a sockaddr structure, is
smaller than the sizeof(sockaddr).

The same call works on PPC 2003.

Can anyone shed any light on this?




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