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STATUS_NDIS_OPEN_FAILED
Adapter discovery succeeded, but opening the binding did not
STATUS_NDIS_OPEN_FAILED belongs to the binding operation between an upper component and a network adapter. It therefore has a narrower meaning than an adapter that cannot be found: the target was selected, but NDIS could not establish the requested operational relationship.
The relevant context includes the initiating protocol or filter, the adapter selected for binding, existing stack components, and any PnP or policy transition that overlapped the open. Link-state data alone cannot explain a failed binding open.
Evidence that narrows it
- Log the initiating protocol or filter and the target adapter identity with its stack order.
- Inspect NDIS binding and PnP events around the failure, including competing installation or removal activity.
- Compare this result with
STATUS_NDIS_CLOSING; opening a replacement binding while an old one is draining can produce misleading symptoms.
References
- Microsoft: NDIS driver stack
- Microsoft: Miniport adapter states and operations
- Microsoft: Stopping a driver stack
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