NBTSTAT Error When Using More Than 25 Dialout Devices with RAS

Last reviewed: November 18, 1997
Article ID: Q166197

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When adding more than 25 dialout devices under Windows NT 4.0 RAS, the NBTSTAT command will return the following message:

   Unable to access NBT driver; Unknown Error

LMHosts resolution will fail; however, all other resolution methods (such as such WINS, Domain Name Service (DNS), broadcast) will succeed.

CAUSE

This problem is because NBTSTAT is not reading the entire contents of a registry key.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional reference words: netbios debug
Keywords : kbfix4.00.sp2 NTRAS NTSrvWkst nttcp kbnetwork kbbuglist
Version : 4.00
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: November 18, 1997
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