NetBIOS SEND WAIT Call Returns Before RECEIVE is Sent

ID: Q125020

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you develop a NetBIOS application after you establish a NetBIOS session, and then send a SEND WAIT command on one end of the session, the call returns before a RECEIVE command has been sent from the other end of the session.

NOTE: This symptom does not appear when you use either NetBEUI or NetBIOS over Nwlink.

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 Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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.

Keywords : kbnetwork NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 ntnetserv kbfix4.00.sp4 NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug