NET USE Returns Error 53 When Host Has 3 or more NICs

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This article was previously published under Q182825

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SYMPTOMS

Performing a net use or net view from a host that has 3 or more network interface cards (NICs) to a destination that is also multihomed can result in error 53.

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CAUSE

NetBT times out when it parses through the list of IP address that it can use.

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

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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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