Microsoft KB Archive/186473

= You Can Delete All Records on a WINS Server Using SNMP =

Article ID: 186473

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186473



SYMPTOMS
It is possible to delete entries in a WINS database using SNMP. Deleting the entries is done by sending an SNMP set packet to your WINS server running SNMP, with a command telling it to delete a specific owner. If security is not set up to accept packets only from certain sources, and someone knows your community name, the server will accept any set packets as being valid and delete the WINS owners entries.



RESOLUTION
Microsoft has updated Winsmib.dll and Wins.mib to correct the problem.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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 Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: WINS SNMP Delete Owner kbDSupport

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB186473

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