Article ID: 164016
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q164016
SYMPTOMS
When you start your Windows NT-based computer, you may receive the following error message:
The event viewer contains the following event log:
Event ID: 4320
Source: NetBT
Description: Another machine has sent a name release message to this
machine probably because a duplicate name has been
detected on the TCP network. The IP address of the node
that sent the message is in the data. Use nbtstat -n in a
command window to see which name is in the Conflict state.
CAUSE
This behavior may be caused by a static mapping in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server, which may conflict with the multihomed registration of your computer.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, delete the static mapping in the WINS server. To do so, use the following steps:
- On the WINS server computer, start the WINS Manager.
- Click Mappings, click Static Mappings, and then click the entry that corresponds to your computer.
- Click Delete Mapping, and then click close.
- Restart your Windows NT-based computer (not the WINS server).
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft recommends static mappings only for non-WINS aware computers which are unable to register with a WINS server automatically.
A multihomed name registration allows a machine with more than one IP address to register on a NetBIOS network without a name conflict.
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