Event ID 2022 When Client Computers Experience Delays or Errors (272772)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

This article was previously published under Q272772

SYMPTOMS

When a client computer attempts to connect to a server, the server response may be delayed, or one of the following error messages may be displayed:

Pipe busy

Connection busy

Also, the primary domain controller (PDC) that is the Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) role holder may randomly stop responding (hang), and Event Viewer may record the following event:

Event ID: 2022
Source: SRV
Type: Error
Description: The server was unable to find a free connection number times in the last number seconds.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Server service is unable to keep up with the demand for connections.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time    Version       Size      File name
   ----------------------------------------------------
   09/01/00  7:07pm  5.0.2195.2111  228.0 KB  Srv.sys
   09/01/00  7:05pm  5.0.2195.2110   70.2 KB  Srvsvc.dll

STATUS

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 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB272772