SYMPTOMS
If the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) service is installed on a
Remote Access (RAS) server that has a multiport adapter, such as a
Digiboard or a Chiliports, it usually fails to start.
The event log contains multiple WINS errors. There is no pattern to the
errors in the event log, but they are usually related to the WINS service
failing to start. The WINS service may run correctly until a seventh modem
is added to the server. At this point, the WINS service fail. If six or
fewer modems are used, the WINS service seems to function normally, but may
still fail.
Errors in the system log may include:
Event ID: 4146
WINS error 33 processes cannot access file because another process
has locked the file
7023: THE WINDOWS INTERNET NAME SERVICE TERMINATED WITH THE
FOLLOWING ERROR: (No error information is given in the message.)
In all cases, the WINS service does not start.