WINS Static Entries Overwritten by Duplicate Group Names (161432)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q161432 SYMPTOMS
You have created a unique static mapping on a Windows Internet Name Service
(WINS) server for a non-WINS-enabled computer. Another WINS-enabled
workstation on the network configures its workgroup name with the same name
as the unique static mapping and reboots. The static computer <00h> entry
for the name is no longer unique, it is now a group name with multiple IP
addresses, and other computers on the network can no longer resolve the
original unique name.
CAUSE
The group registration for the duplicate workgroup name overwrote the
static unique entry, creating a group registration with the original IP
address and the new computer's IP address.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5,
3.51. 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 Technical Support for more information on the availability of
this fix.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S.
Service
Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following
word
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB161432 |
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