Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page xiii changed both instances of "ora.com" to "oreilly.com" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 16 #2: changed "TCP/IP hostname of proxy" to "TCP/IP hostname |
and port number of proxy" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 17 #3: "clients that can accessed" should be "clients that can |
access" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 21 #3: changed "the commands sent to and from the modem by the |
computer" to "the commands sent to and the replies received from the |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 22 1st #1: changed "[..Playback..]" to "[..Record..]" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 34 #6: The first word should be "Novell" instead of "NetWare" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 35 # 13: changed "TCP/IP protocol" to "TCP/IP protocol suite". |
Also changed the description of #18 to read: "Any packet to networks |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 36 # 26: changed "PROTOCOLS" to "PROTOCOL" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 36 #29: The following sentences were added to this item: "If the |
first DNS server is unreachable, the second is tried, and so on. If |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 37 #35: A close paren was added before the period. |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 46 #24: "[Add Printer-My Computer]" changed to "[Add Printer]" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 54 #5: changed "which partition to boot from" to "which operating |
system to boot" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 57 #2: changed "the UPS" to "the UPS service" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 58 3rd paragraph: changed the third sentence to these two |
"When you have the local computer selected, you are configuring a |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 59 #3: Changed "Set" to "Display" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 63 #1: changed "WINS" to "DHCP" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 66 under "Disk Administrator": added "(requires NTFS)" to var |
list Striping, Striping with parity, and Mirroring. Replaced the 2 |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 68 items 3-5: changed "subsequent partitions" to "subsequent |
unpartitioned areas." Also changed "before it is recognized by the |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 69 #11: deleted "reads and" from the second sentence |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 69 #12: Replaced the last sentence with this |
"If one of the two partitions has failed, breaking the mirror allows |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 70 #25: description now reads: "Set file and directory permissions |
and auditing, or take ownership of a file or directory, on the |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 73 #15: added the word "not" to make "...connection, not the |
data." Also, in #25. changed "servers that the information" to |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 80 #1: changed the description to read "View information about a |
file. View and edit attributes of the selected file or directory." |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 84 #17-18: changed #17's title to |
Log to File [Properties-Service Properties-Logging-Enable Logging] |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 85 reprinted for pagebreak |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 91 4th paragraph" changed "Network Monitor" to "the SMS version of |
Network Monitor" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 95 #14: changed description to: "Store this computer name in the |
local address database. You will still have to save the address |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 96 #19: changed "remainder of the packet" to "remainder of the frame" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 96 #27-28: added "(SMS only)" to beginning |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 97 #43: added "(SMS only)" to beginning |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 98 reprinted for pagebreak |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 99 #59: changed "The first 12 bytes of every Ethernet address |
contain" to "Every 12-byte Ethernet address contains" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 100 under "Report": "what is going on in other the modes": "the" |
should be deleted |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 102 #18: description changed to: "Delete the selected parameter." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 103 Summary, 3rd para.: changed to read "The Workstation version |
of RAS allows only one RAS connection at a time, while Server can |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 109 added "NetBEUI Protocol" to Requires section of "Remoteboot Manager" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 109 #8 now reads: "Take the ownership of selected key." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 110 for pagebreak |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 111 #20: changed "downloaded to" to "downloaded by" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 112 last sentence: "from any NT server" changed to "from any NT |
computer" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 116 #2: changed second sentence to "You can start and stop |
sharing, and set permissions for sharing, on the selected computer." |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 124 under "22 Properties": replaced the end of the sentence |
with "...the list of users is displayed, but not the user-specific |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 125 list items 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31: changed |
[Policies-Account-Password Restrictions... |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 128 #18: changed "File-Print" to "File-Print Report" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 128 under "16 Network", "Statistics": changed "Various |
system statistics..." to "Various network statistics..." |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 136 #16: changed "the local WINS server" to "the administered WINS server" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 137 #28: deleted "-Owner" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 137 list item "29 Select Owner": changed |
[Mappings-Show Database] |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 139 #53: changed "local WINS server" to "administered WINS server" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 144 #5: changed "RASPPTMP" to "RASPPTPM"; also, changed "SLIP is |
IP only" to "SLIP is TCP/IP only". Finally, changed "protocols will |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 145 #12: changed "mutiple" to "multiple" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 148 #5: "cut and paste text" changed to "copy and paste text" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 148 #6: "paste the selection" changed to "Paste the clipboard" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 148 #8 "Click the mouse" changed to "Right-click the mouse" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 150 #6 see p. 148, #5 |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 160 2nd #6: deleted the second sentence |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 165 under <hXX>: deleted "CR, which is" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 166 in table, Integer changed to: "A negative or positive whole |
number" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 168 table: replaced "endproc" text with "End of procedure. When |
used to end procedure main, PPP (or SLIP) will be started." |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 182 description of "Options", "/domain": in sentence 1 |
changed "When run on NT Workstation" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 185 table: deleted "and release number" from "Software version" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 189 description of "/domain": changed "When run on NT |
Workstation" to "When run on NT Workstation and on a |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 191 line 4: "Look up the message number" changed to "Look up the |
detailed description" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 191 under /domain: "NT Workstation" changed to "NT Workstation and on a |
standalone Server" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 197 The Requires section now says "NT Workstation or Server" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 197 under none: description says: "Displays all active shares of |
the server service" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 198 The second example incorrectly displays information about the |
emp share in response to the command net share C$. The results |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 203 description of "/persistent", end of sentence 1, changed |
"reboots" to "subsequent logons". |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 204 under "Notes", added two new paragraphs |
Use an asterisk as a device name to use the next available |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 205 rebroke second line from the bottom so that it hyphenates like |
this: "work-station" instead of like this: "works-tation" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 205 description of "/domain" in sentence 1 changed |
"When run on NT Workstation" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 207 next-to-last one-line para.: changed "Display list of |
domains" to "Display list of domains and workgroups"; also changed the |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 215 under Requires: added "for ftp server" to first two items |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 217 text para 1: "E1001" changed to "AMDPCN1" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 218 "DNS nervers" changed to "DNS servers" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 218 The second sentence under "DNS servers" changed to "If the first |
DNS server is unreachable, the second is tried, and so on. If all |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 219 the entry for "Lease expires" now reads "Time and date when |
this IP address will expire (only if there is no further communication |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 220 reprinted for pagebreak |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 221 under -d: "contains the file being printed" changed to "contains |
the data being printed" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 223 examples "winnt35" changed to "winnt" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 227 Notes: "TCP connections on local host" changed to "TCP ports on |
local hosts" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 229 under "timeout" added two new sentences at the end |
"If the local computer does not receive an answer within that |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 231 target-list: changed entry to |
target Computer or gateway whose connectivity you want to test. |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 231 Under -l: changed "64 bytes" to "32 bytes" and "8192 bytes" |
to "65527 bytes". Finally, under -i, changed "245" to "128". |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 236 Notes: removed extra "the" from final note |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 238 port: "<windows root>" changed to "<system root>" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 239 hostname: changed "to which you are trying to connect" to "to |
or from which you want to transfer the file" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 240 -d: changed "hostnames into IP addresses" to "IP addresses |
into hostnames" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 243 under /next: "default to the next occurrence of the current |
date" changed to "defaults to the current dateday of month" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 243 description of "command", last sentence, changed |
"...if it contains spaces" to "...if it contains options |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 244 attrib: removed references to changing directory attributes |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 244 lines 3 and 4 of code: changed "cmd" to "cmd /c" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 247 under "backup" deleted "GUI equivalents" section |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | ||
Printed | Page 251 under /nametable: added this sentence: "This option seems to be |
invalid. It is contained in the NT help system but does not work." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 251 under "Options" changed "/t fb" to "/t:fb" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 252 under -y[E], the last sentence changed to: "If you want to monitor |
the performance of single disks within a stripe set, use the E flag." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 255 line 2 of code: changed "cmd" to "cmd /c" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 259 under /b: changed the last sentence to read: "The help file |
indicates that /b requires the /s option, but this is apparently not |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 263 session-name: changed description to "Name of the phonebook |
entry to dial" |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 271 under "List mode": "the to the": delete the first "the" |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 282 added to the end of the last sentence: ", unless you use IP |
addresses" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 285 under Metric: changed "gateway" to "destination network" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 287 "NetBIOS over TCP/IP" section, para. 2: changed "never leave" to |
"usually do not leave" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 288 end of 1st para.: "printer or file" changed to "printer or shared |
directory" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 289 longest paragraph: "Once you start connecting to other networks |
via routers, broadcasts never leave the local network" changed to |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 290 line 5: "server" is misspelled as "sever" |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 290 replaced "For Windows 3.11..." sentence and example text with |
For Windows for Workgroups computers, edit the SYSTEM.INI file and add |
Anonymous | Nov 01, 1997 | |
Printed | Page 291 1st para.: "NT can made" should be "NT can be made" |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 291 under NTHQ: the last sentence now reads: "Run MAKEDISK.BAT in |
the SUPPORT/HQTOOL subdirectory of the NT CDROM to generate the NTHQ |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 292 near bottom of page, "click" changed to "right-click" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 297 swapped items 5 & 8 |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 298 1st header: fixed spelling of "Multiprotocol" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 308 The last sentence of the paragraph beginning with "The |
#INCLUDE..." now reads: "The computer name following the #INCLUDE |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 312 table: MS DHCP Server: description now reads: "Offers IP |
configuration information to TCP/IP clients which send DHCP queries." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 313 reprinted for pagebreak |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 314 table: Backup description changed to: "Backup and restore data to |
and from tape devices." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 319 domain, TCP/IP: changed "www.oreilly.com" to "oreilly.com" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 319 DWORD: changed "It is four" to "It is displayed as four" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 319 DWORD: "hexidecimal" changed to "hexadecimal" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 320 Gopher: "Predecessor to the World Wide Web" changed to |
"Predecessor of HTTP" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 320 icmp: second sentence changed to: "Used by the commands ping |
and tracert to find and isolate network problems." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 321 mac: "decode packets" changed to "decode frames" |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 323 push/pull partner description changed to: "In WINS, servers |
that can exchange computer names and addresses." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 323 RAID: entry changed to "Technologies for combining multiple |
disk drive into a larger virtual drive to improve performance or |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 326 UNC: Added this sentence before "For example:" "A UNC path may |
also contain directory name(s) and a file name." |
Anonymous | Mar 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 349 added the following to the end of the last para |
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Anonymous | Oct 01, 1997 |