XCON: MTA Reports Failure on Ecbios.dll During Startup

Last reviewed: March 4, 1998
Article ID: Q168892

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server versions 4.0 and 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you start the Microsoft Exchange Server message transfer agent (MTA), the following error message may appear:

   The dynamic link library Ecbios.dll could not be found in the specified
   path.

The Windows NT Application log shows the following error:

   Event ID: 9106
   Source:MSExchangeMTA
   Category: Field Engineering
   An internal MTA error occurred. The X.25 interface failed to initialize.

Check to

   make sure the X.25 card is started. (14)

The MTA starts after the error and appears functional.

CAUSE

The above error means that during the MTA initialization it could not initialize the Eicon X.25 card.

This means that either the Eicon X.25 driver is not properly installed or there is a problem with the installed driver.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem:

Reinstall the Eicon driver and the WAN Services for Windows NT software.

This problem most often occurs after you perform an Exchange Server Disaster Recovery on a computer without first installing the Eicon software if the X.25 card was being used on an X.400 connector.

Additional query words: x25 restore recovery 2140 x400
Keywords : XCON kbtshoot kbusage
Version : WinNT:4.0,5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: March 4, 1998
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