Q140463: SNMP Agent Hangs on Very Long Queries

Article: Q140463
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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When an SNMP GET or WALK request with more than 32 elements is received by the
SNMP Service on a Windows NT machine, the service will hang. Using Performance
Monitor to examine threads for "snmp", it will be observed that thread 2 is
sitting at 90% - 100% of user time.

The machine will continue to operate as a server, but no further SNMP requests
will be processed.

RESOLUTION
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This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.51.

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

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51

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