SYMPTOMS
When a program sends a large User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcast packet, the packet may not be received.
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CAUSE
When you send a UDP broadcast packet that must be fragmented, the IP checksum value may be calculated incorrectly. The computer that receives the UDP broadcast packet may identify the UDP broadcast packet as corrupted and discard the UDP broadcast packet. A UDP broadcast packet is fragmented when the UDP broadcast packet is larger than 1,500 bytes on an Ethernet II network. This problem originates on the Windows XP-based computer or on the Windows Server 2003-based computer that sends the packet.