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Q163523: AFTP Server Stops Accepting Connections Under Stress

Article: Q163523
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetworkkbbuglist
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 2.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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AFTP clients fail to connect to an AFTP server after the AFTP server has been
running for a significant period of time.

CAUSE
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The problem is due to an internal error within the AFTP Server.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version
2.11 and 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 2.11
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: ftp aftp prodsna

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbbuglist
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ211
Version           : WINDOWS:2.11

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