Article ID: 155701
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q155701
SYMPTOMS
Invalid UDP frames directed to any computer running WINS raises an
exception in WINS causing it to terminate silently. When WINS is no longer
running, problems such as domain synchronization, browsing, or
connectivity
may occur. The event log may contain the following error message:
Event ID: 4119
Source : WINS
Type : Error
Description:
WINS got a packet that has the wrong format (for example, a label may
be more than 63 octets).
RESOLUTION
To 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
Microsoft has updated Wins.exe to correct this problem. If WINS receives
invalid frames, it logs the event mentioned above but it does not
terminate
unexpectedly.
NOTE: Service Pack 3 must be applied to Windows NT 4.0 prior to applying
this fix.
For your convenience, the English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been
posted to the following Internet location. However, Microsoft recommends
that you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to correct this problem.
STATUS
Microsoft 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.
Additional query words: 4.00 wins denial of service attack hangs port 137 stops running
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