Microsoft KB Archive/228811

= Socket Programs May Not Connect to Server =

Article ID: 228811

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q228811



SYMPTOMS
After you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 on your computer running Windows NT, socket-based programs may stop responding (hang). A network trace may show that the TCP/IP packets may not be ordered in the proper sequence.



CAUSE
This behavior is caused by a change in the calculations for random Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN) used in TCP/IP packets. As a result, an ISN may be generated that is less than the current ISN and, as a result, TCP/IP packets may be out of sequential order.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about random Initial Sequence Numbers, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192292 Unpredictable TCP Sequence Numbers in SP4

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbnetwork kbqfe KB228811

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