Q131739: Windows NT 3.5: NetBT Event ID 4320

Article: Q131739
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following Event appears in the Event Viewer:

  Event ID 4320
  Source NetBT

  Another machine has sent a name release message to this machine probably
  because a duplicate name has been detected on the TCP network. The IP
  address of the node that sent the message is in the data. Use nbtstat -n
  in a command window to see which name is in the Conflict state.

There is no duplicate name found on the network. The network functions correctly.

CAUSE
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Windows NT 3.5 logs this error when a user logs onto two machines with the same
user name.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.


Additional query words: prodnt

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