Microsoft KB Archive/238747

= Windows Load Balancing Service Does Not Work on Token Ring =

Article ID: 238747

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Load Balancing Service

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This article was previously published under Q238747



SUMMARY
Windows NT Load Balancing Service and Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing (NLB) is not supported on token ring networks. The system requirements for Windows NT Load Balancing Service state:

The current version of WLBS operates on FDDI or Ethernet-based local area networks within the cluster. It has been tested on 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, and gigabit Ethernet networks with a wide variety of network adapters.



MORE INFORMATION
Although not explicitly stated in the product documentation, Windows NT Load Balancing Service and Windows 2000 NLB does not run on a token ring network.

Keywords: kbinfo kbnetwork KB238747

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