WINS Service Fails to Start With More Than 99 PersonaNonGrata (PNG) Entries
Article ID: 191775
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q191775
SYMPTOMS
If you enter more than 99 IP addresses in the PersonaNonGrata (PNG) value
in the registry, the WINS server will not start. Event ID 7023 and 4165 are
logged to the System Event Log on the WINS server.
NOTE: This problem can occur on a computer with Service Pack 4 installed if the PersonaNonGrata list contains duplicate entries and there are more than 99 IP addresses. Removing the duplicate entries will resolve the problem.
CAUSE
Because of a buffer calculation, WINS is unable to handle the PNG buffer
size when creating the PNG key with more than 99 IP addresses. The buffer
size calculation has been reworked to handle more than 99 IP addresses.
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
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.
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