SNMP Appends Garbage to Data in Response to SNMP Get

 Last reviewed: March 11, 1998
Article ID: Q182322
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The SNMP service may return garbage appended to a Get response. This happen when a SNMP application tries to get the description for the network interface card (NIC).

CAUSE

The NIC is passing back a non-null terminated string. As a result, garbage is appended to the description of the NIC.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the following fix or wait for the next Windows NT service pack.

This fix should have the following time stamp: 

      03/10/98  07:00p                50,960 Inetmib1.dll (Intel)
      03/10/98  06:56p                68,880 Inetmib1.dll (Alpha)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

Additional query words: SNMPUTIL Winsock
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: March 11, 1998
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