Windows NT 3.5: NetBT Event ID 4320

Last reviewed: June 21, 1995
Article ID: Q131739

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

The following Event appears in the Event Viewer:

   Event ID 4320
   Source NetBT

   Another machine has sent a name release message to this machine probably
   because a duplicate name has been detected on the TCP network. The IP
   address of the node that sent the message is in the data. Use nbtstat -n
   in a command window to see which name is in the Conflict state.

There is no duplicate name found on the network. The network functions correctly.

CAUSE

Windows NT 3.5 logs this error when a user logs onto two machines with the same user name.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.50 kbfix3.51
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv
Additional reference words: 3.50 prodnt

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Last reviewed: June 21, 1995
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