Article ID: 217023 - Last Review: November 1, 2006 - Revision: 1.1

Event ID 5701 Starting Netlogon on Domain Controller

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256986  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/ ) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

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SYMPTOMS

While starting the Netlogon service on a domain controller, the service fails with an error 5701. There is also an event logged to the Event Log:
Netlogon Event ID 5701:

The Netlogon service failed to update the domain trust list. The following error occurred: There are currently no logon servers to validate the logon request.
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CAUSE

The result of running out of buffer space in the NetBT datagram buffer may be one cause of this error.
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RESOLUTION

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


To resolve this issue, increase MaxDgramBuffering from 128 KB to 256 KB.
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate the following key in the registry:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
  3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
    Value Name: MaxDgramBuffering
    Data Type: REG_DWORD
    Value: 0x40000
  4. Quit Registry Editor.
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MORE INFORMATION

MaxDgramBuffering

Key: Netbt\Parameters
Value Type: REG_DWORD - Count of bytes
Valid Range: 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF
Default: 0x20000 (128 KB)
Description: This parameter specifies the maximum amount of memory that NetBT will dynamically allocate for all outstanding datagram sends. After this limit is reached, further sends will fail due to insufficient resources.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
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