LMHOSTS Lookup Can Cause Intermittent System Pauses (122293)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q122293

SYMPTOMS

Your computer running Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 with TCP/IP-32 intermittently stops responding (hangs) for about 20 seconds at a time.

This occurs if TCP/IP-32 is installed as a non-default network protocol and the Enable LMHOSTS Lookup option in Network Setup is checked.

WORKAROUND

If you do not need to access network servers over a router, you can work around this problem by clearing the Enable LMHOSTS Lookup check box in Network Setup.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has released a new version of VNBT.386 corrects this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in TCP/IP-32. This problem has been corrected in an updated TCP/IP-32 version 3.11a. For information on the availability of TCP/IP-32 3.11a, see article 122544 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
Keywords:KB122293
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