Article: Q219381
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to communicate with a computer listed in the Lmhosts file
located on your computer running Windows NT using the NET USE
\\computername\share command, you may receive the following error message:
System Error 1214 has occurred/> The format of the specified network name
name is invalid.
CAUSE
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A number of Netbt.sys drivers have been produced Post-SP4. All of them contained
a regression in LMHOSTS parsing. Fixes for the following bugs contained a
regression in LMHOSTS parsing:
Q221150 NET USE to 16 Character Dotted-DNS Name May Fail
Q214429 Stop 0xA in Netbt.sys When Querying the DNS for a NetBIOS Name
These hotfixes have all been replaced. Any Post-SP4 Netbt.sys dated prior to
2/25/99 should be replaced.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT. For
additional information, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp5fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400search
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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