Error 4266: WINS Connection Limit Reached (129816)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q129816 SYMPTOMS
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers with the option set to
"replicate on address change" occasionally experience error 4266 in the
error log, and show increased CPU utilization.
CAUSE
A WINS server sends a "push with propagate" message on an address change if
the "replicate on address change" parameter is set (this can be set or
cleared through WINS manager). If the push makes its way back to this WINS
server after traversing two or more other WINS servers, it will be re-
propagated by the original WINS server if that server pulls records from
any of the WINS servers the message traversed.
This is because any time WINS pulls records as a result of a "trigger with
propagate", it propagates the new information that it has pulled to its
push partners. So, under heavy registration/release traffic conditions, the
propagation can go on until one of the WINS servers in the loop (receiving
this propagated trigger) determines that there is nothing to pull. That is,
its information is as current as the pushing WINS server's. When this
happens the push propagation stops.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. A
fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested
and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not
recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product
Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB129816 |
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