Microsoft KB Archive/817978

= False group names that are registered in WINS cause excessive network traffic in Windows NT 4.0 =

Article ID: 817978

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and other programs and services that register a wildcard character group name in Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) may try to register false group names through Windows NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server. This problem may cause excessive network traffic.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name ---  08-Apr-2003  13:13  4.0.1381.7215  10,512  Wshnetbs.dll Note Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinnt400presp7fix kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB817978

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