Microsoft KB Archive/227184

= SMS: IP Addresses Bound to Network Card Not All Reported =

Article ID: Q227184

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS
When multiple IP addresses are bound to a network card, depending on how many addresses there are, Resource Explorer may not display them all.

CAUSE
An IP address is an array property. The hardware inventory agent turns this arrays contents into a comma delimited string. Since SQL Server limits each column width to 255, then the hardware inventory agent adds the contents of the array until the maximum size of 255 is reached and discards the rest.

MORE INFORMATION
The maximum number of IP addresses supported for each network card is five. To view this documentation complete the following steps:

1. Right-click Network Neighborhood.

2. Select Properties.

3. Click the Protocols tab.

4. Double-click the TCP/IP icon.

5. Click Properties and then click Advanced.

6. Click in the IP Addresses dialog box and press F1. You will see the following

help text:

"Specified up to five additional IP addresses and subnet masks for  identifying the selected network adapter. This can be useful for a system   connected to one physical network that contains multiple logical IP   networks." Additional query words: prodsms resource explorer

Keywords         : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug Version          : winnt:2.0 Platform         : winnt Issue type       : kbprb