Article ID: 285803 - Last Review: February 21, 2007 - Revision: 3.3

NetBIOS Sessions May Be Dropped in Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you use a computer running Windows 2000, an existing connection may be dropped when you attempt to make a second connection from the same computer.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the second connection attempt disconnects the first while the first session setup is authenticating the user.

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  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date      Time    Version        Size         File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   7/5/2001  06:21p  5.0.2195.3823  1,685,632  Ntkrnlmp.exe
   7/5/2001  06:22p  5.0.2195.3823  1,685,312  Ntkrnlpa.exe
   7/5/2001  06:23p  5.0.2195.3823  1,705,984  Ntkrpamp.exe
   7/5/2001  06:21p  5.0.2195.3823  1,663,424  Ntoskrnl.exe
   7/2/2001  02:44p  5.0.2195.3805    237,072  Srv.sys
   7/6/2001  10:41a  5.0.2195.3805     73,488  Srvsvc.dll 
				

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.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/ ) The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
296861  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861/EN-US/ ) Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot
In a network trace, there is a session setup command server message block (SMB) followed by a Negotiate Dialect SMB on a second session setup. When the first session is disconnected, the network trace contains a reset. The Negotiate Dialect SMB must be received by the server before the response to the session setup is received.

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
249149  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbenv kbfix kbnetbios kbnetwork kboswin2000fix kbwin2000presp3fix kbwin2000sp3fix KB285803
 

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