CSNW/GSNW Issues Repeated Name Queries to NetWare Servers (281145)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q281145

SYMPTOMS

Windows 2000-based client computers may experience slow access times to servers that are running Novell NetWare 4.x or later, or your NetWare server may abend.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the Windows 2000 NetWare client is issuing excessive name queries to the NetWare directory servers.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date       Time                 Size     File name     Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
  01/08/2001  09:06p               154,544  Nwrdr.sys     Intel
  01/08/2001  09:04p               277,040  Nwrdr.sys     Alpha

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbDirServices kbenv kbfix kbnetwork kbWin2000sp3fix KB281145