SNMP Agent Hangs on Very Long Queries (140463)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q140463

SUMMARY

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

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

STATUS

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



Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/8/2001
Keywords:kbnetwork KB140463
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