Microsoft KB Archive/133031

= Event ID 4280 Appears for WINS Bound to One NIC =

Article ID: 133031

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

-



This article was previously published under Q133031



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) on a computer that has one network interface card (NIC), the following event appears in the Event Viewer system log:

Event ID: 4280

Source: WINS

Type: Error

Description: The machine you are running the WINS server on does

not have a valid address. When WINS requested the system for the

address, it got 0.0.0.0 as the address.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the WINS client binds last, and TCP/IP is below Remote Access Service (RAS). WINS binds to the first NIC on a computer that has multiple NICs bound to TCP/IP.



WORKAROUND
To resolve this problem, install the fix mentioned below.

To work around this problem:


 * 1) Run Control Panel and choose Network.
 * 2) Choose Bindings.
 * 3) In the Show Bindings For list box, choose WINS Client(TCP/IP).
 * 4) Ensure TCP/IP binds before RAS (Remote Access WAN Wrapper).



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT Workstation or Server version 3.51. For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB133031

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.