DHCP Scope Marked "Bad" After Windows NT Service Pack 3 Installation (219314)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4

This article was previously published under Q219314

SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 3 on a Windows NT-based computer that has the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) service installed, TCP/IP addresses in one or more DHCP scopes may be displayed as "BAD". Entire scopes may be displayed this way when an internetworking device (such as a router), is not functioning properly, or the DHCP service receives an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packet coded with the destination unreachable flag.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. 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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT Server version 4.0 Service Packs 3 and 4. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/23/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbnetwork kbQFE KB219314