Routing and Remote Access "Out of Buffers" event logs
This article was previously published under Q172290 SYMPTOMS
Your Windows NT Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) server may start dropping
calls randomly. The event log on the RRAS server may contain one or more of
the following event log messages:
Event ID: 20073
-or-
Source: Router Description: The following error occurred in the Point to Point Protocol module on port COM1. Out of Buffers.
Event ID: 20095
-or-
Source: Router Description: Cannot receive initial data on port COM1 because of the following error: Out of Buffers.
Event ID: 20111
Your Remote Access Service (RAS) or Dial-Up Networking (DUN) clients may
receive one or more of the following errors:
Source: Router Description: A Demand Dial connection to the remote interface <name> on port COM1 was successfully initiated but failed to complete successfully because of the following error: Out of buffers.
Error 629: The port was disconnected by the remote machine.
-or-
Error 731: Dial-Up Networking could not negotiate a compatible set of
network protocols you specified in the Server Type settings.
Check your network configuration in the Control Panel then
try the connection again.
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 more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/) How to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Routing and Remote Access
Update for Windows NT Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the
latest Routing & Remote Access Service Hotfix Update. You can obtain this
update from Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet at the
following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/techresources/commnet/default.asp#routingandras (http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/techresources/commnet/default.asp#routingandras) NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is regularly updated, the site
address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft
home page at the following address:
http://www.microsoft.com/ (http://www.microsoft.com/) 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.APPLIES TO
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