Microsoft KB Archive/818873

= FIX: Application Center TCP ports not released during deployments =

Article ID: 818873

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you run multiple Application Center deployments, you see a lot of TCP ports in the connection ESTABLISHED state with either the source or destination port set to 4244.



CAUSE
RPC does not free asynchronous connections on the client computer. Therefore, the associated TCP ports are not released.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Application Center service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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 file attributes) 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 19-May-2003 23:25  5.2.3790.26  564,224  Rpcrt4.dll



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

If the server has the following patch installed, this hotfix is not required:

828741 MS04-012: Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM

Additional query words: kbbug kbfix kbQFE

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB818873

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