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STATUS_NDIS_GROUP_ADDRESS_IN_USE
A Token Ring group address still has an active owner
STATUS_NDIS_GROUP_ADDRESS_IN_USE belongs to the older Token Ring media-specific part of NDIS. A Token Ring group address is the receive group programmed through objects such as OID_802_5_CURRENT_GROUP. The status indicates that removal would break another component that still depends on that group address.
For modern Ethernet or Wi-Fi troubleshooting this code is usually a sign of legacy driver compatibility code, virtualization, or an old protocol stack. The right evidence is ownership and binding state: which component enabled the group address, whether all users have detached, and whether a filter is still forwarding Token Ring OIDs.
Evidence that narrows it
- Confirm that the failing request is really Token Ring media-specific and not an Ethernet multicast request.
- Identify all bindings that still reference the group address before attempting removal.
- Review driver compatibility layers if this appears on hardware that is not Token Ring.
References
- Microsoft: NDIS driver stack
- Microsoft: Miniport adapter OID requests
- Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values
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