WINS Static Mappings and Remote Access Services

ID: Q125879

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After you install Remote Access Services (RAS) with TCP/IP on a domain controller or a stand-alone server and then restart your computer, the following error messages may appear in your event log:

Event ID: 2504
Source: Server
The server could not bind to the transport \device\NetBT_<adapter name>. The data is BE 04.

Event ID: 2144
Source: Workstation
The computer name already exists on the network.

Several other events are triggered as a result of these, including Netlogon failing to start.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if a statically mapped address on a WINS server exists on the other side of a router.

RESOLUTION

Remove the static mapping for the computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: entries

Keywords : kbnetwork ntras nttcp kbbug3.50
Version : 3.5 3.51
Platform : winnt
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