BUG: Datagram MSRPC in Infinite Loop When Making DCOM Activation Calls to HPUX 9.x Server

ID: Q216432

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When the client does a remote activation on a HPUX9.x server, the client-side datagram MSRPC runtime goes into an infinite loop.

CAUSE

This is a bug in HPUX 9.x that returns a request packet with an incorrect activity UUID field. Specifically the TimeHiAndVersion field of the UUID is not byte swapped.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. 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

HPUX 10.x system has fixed the bug. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words:

Keywords : nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug