Netstat Slow to List Large Numbers of Connections

ID: Q157077

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

When there are a large number (hundreds or thousands) of TCP connections to a computer running Windows NT, the netstat command takes a long time to return the list. The actual time varies on each computer.

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 query words: prodnt prodnt

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nttcp kbbug3.51 kbfix4.00.sp3 NTSrvWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug