FTP Deadlocks Under Heavy Load

ID: Q190142

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) may deadlock under heavy load.

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 additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0. 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.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about FTP deadlocking, see the following Knowledge Base article:

Q191822 : FTP Service May Cause Deadlock in FTP and Other IIS Services

Additional query words: sp hot fix qfe iisftp iisgeneral

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : WINNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug