FIX: ConnectionWrite Error When You Use Lightweight Pooling (303120)

SYMPTOMS

When you get a long-running result set from a SQL Server 2000 instance configured to run with lightweight pooling (fiber mode), you may see one of the following errors:

General network error. Net-Library error 10054: ConnectionWrite(send()).

Possible network error: Error in sending out-of-band data to SQL Server. General network error. Check your documentation. Net-Library error 10054: ConnectionWrite (send()).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000, the latest service pack for MDAC 2.6, or the hotfix referenced below.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

300635 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest MDAC 2.6 Service Pack

Hotfix

NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

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

   Date          File name      Size     Version         Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   19-JUN-2001   Ssnetlib.dll   86,078   2000.80.304.0   x86

WORKAROUND

This problem does not occur if you run SQL Server without lightweight pooling.

In most cases, you do not receive a benefit from setting lightweight pooling on; for more information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

319942 HOW TO: Determine Proper SQL Server Configuration Settings

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 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 and MDAC 2.6 Service Pack 2.