Including Network Drive Letters in the PATH Statement May Cause Excessive Traffic (189522)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
This article was previously published under Q189522 SYMPTOMS
On a computer that does not have Remote Access Service (RAS) installed,
including a network drive letter in the System Path variable may cause an
SMB search request for Rasadhlp.dll. This only happens when
GetHostByName() is invoked from a sockets application such as ping. On a
computer that does have RAS installed, you may see a search request for
Rtutils.dll.
CAUSE
WinSock2 tries to load the RAS auto dial helper dll without checking if
RAS is running or not.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB189522 |
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