diff --git a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.cpp b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.cpp
index c67fe8c58bae7..c858926541e77 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.cpp
+++ b/ACE/ace/SOCK_Dgram.cpp
@@ -786,21 +786,34 @@ ACE_SOCK_Dgram::make_multicast_ifaddr6 (ipv6_mreq *ret_mreq,
         ACE_OS::ace_isdigit (net_if[0]) &&
         (if_ix = ACE_OS::atoi (net_if)) > 0;
 
-      IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES tmp_addrs;
-      // Initial call to determine actual memory size needed
-      ULONG bufLen = 0;
+      ULONG bufLen = 15000; // Initial size as per Microsoft
       char *buf = 0;
-      if (::GetAdaptersAddresses (AF_INET6, 0, 0, &tmp_addrs, &bufLen)
-          == ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW)
+      ACE_NEW_RETURN (buf, char[bufLen], -1);
+      DWORD dwRetVal = 0;
+      ULONG iterations = 0;
+      ULONG const maxTries = 3;
+      PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES pAddrs;
+      do
         {
-          ACE_NEW_RETURN (buf, char[bufLen], -1);
-        }
+          pAddrs = reinterpret_cast<PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES> (buf);
+          dwRetVal = ::GetAdaptersAddresses (AF_INET6, 0, 0, pAddrs, &bufLen);
+          if (dwRetVal == ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW)
+            {
+              delete[] buf;
+              ACE_NEW_RETURN (buf, char[bufLen], -1);
+              ++iterations;
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              break;
+            }
+        } while (dwRetVal == ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW && iterations < maxTries);
 
-      // Get required output buffer and retrieve info for real.
-      PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES pAddrs = reinterpret_cast<PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES> (buf);
-      if (::GetAdaptersAddresses (AF_INET6, 0, 0, pAddrs, &bufLen) != NO_ERROR)
+      if (dwRetVal != NO_ERROR)
         {
-          pAddrs = 0;
+          delete[] buf;
+          errno = EINVAL;
+          return -1;
         }
 
       while (pAddrs)
@@ -819,14 +832,11 @@ ACE_SOCK_Dgram::make_multicast_ifaddr6 (ipv6_mreq *ret_mreq,
 
       delete[] buf; // clean up
 
-#endif /* ACE_WIN32 */
+#else /* ACE_WIN32 */
 #ifndef ACE_LACKS_IF_NAMETOINDEX
-      if (lmreq.ipv6mr_interface == 0)
-        {
-          lmreq.ipv6mr_interface = ACE_OS::if_nametoindex (ACE_TEXT_ALWAYS_CHAR (net_if));
-        }
-
+      lmreq.ipv6mr_interface = ACE_OS::if_nametoindex (ACE_TEXT_ALWAYS_CHAR (net_if));
 #endif /* ACE_LACKS_IF_NAMETOINDEX */
+#endif /* ACE_WIN32 */
       if (lmreq.ipv6mr_interface == 0)
         {
           errno = EINVAL;
diff --git a/ACE/ace/config-win32-common.h b/ACE/ace/config-win32-common.h
index 31b3bffd3f94f..25dfff287497b 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/config-win32-common.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/config-win32-common.h
@@ -278,10 +278,6 @@
 #define ACE_LACKS_GETIPNODEBYNAME_IPV6
 #define ACE_LACKS_KILL
 #define ACE_LACKS_INET_ATON
-#if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x0600
-# define ACE_LACKS_INET_NTOP
-# define ACE_LACKS_INET_PTON
-#endif
 #define ACE_LACKS_MADVISE
 #define ACE_LACKS_MKFIFO
 #define ACE_LACKS_MODE_MASKS
@@ -566,6 +562,8 @@
 # define ACE_HAS_WIN32_TRYLOCK
 #endif
 #if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x600
+# define ACE_LACKS_INET_NTOP
+# define ACE_LACKS_INET_PTON
 # define ACE_LACKS_IF_NAMETOINDEX
 #endif
 #define ACE_LACKS_IF_NAMEINDEX