Memory Leak in Routing and Remote Access Service

ID: Q224547

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Large amounts of nonpaged pool will be allocated by the Routing and Remote Access service and never returned to the operating system when you are routing IPX.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by a coding error where the driver was not freeing nonpaged pool memory.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

Additional query words: 4.00 NwFw Poolmon

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