Microsoft KB Archive/285856

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Event 705 logged with client machine name "UNKNOWN"

Article ID: 285856

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q285856

SYMPTOMS

On a computer that is running Host Integration Server, the SnaBase Service logs the following event whenever a client/server or Distributed Link Service connection fails due to security violations:

Event ID: 705
Source: SNA Base Service
Description: Logon Failed.
EXPLANATION
Access denied on client-server or Distributed Link Service connection request.

Unknown user name or bad password from client UNKNOWN --- Error Code : 4097

ACTION
Contact your network support personnel.

CAUSE

Host Integration Server 2000 incorrectly logs the client computer name as "UNKNOWN" for all instances of this event. The event should reflect the actual computer name of the client system. UNKNOWN should only be used if the actual machine name cannot be determined.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to Obtain the Latest Host Integration Server 2000 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 Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.


Additional query words: HIS DLS

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