Q219315: WINS Service Will Not Start with Inconsistent Database

Article: Q219315
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you configure a computer running Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service
(WINS) for WINS replication with more than 255 other WINS servers, the WINS
service may stop responding (hang) and the following error may appear in the
Event Viewer log:

  The Database has been found to be inconsistent. More specifically, the number
  of owners found in the Name Address Mapping table are different from the
  number found in the Owner Address Mapping table.

CAUSE
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The WINS service tracks other WINS servers in the replication matrix by using a
table in the WINS database. This table maps the IP addresses of all other WINS
servers to a unique ID number. Each WINS server numbers itself as 0 and assigns
other numbers incrementally to new WINS servers as they are discovered through
replication. When the table increases past 255 entries, the server removes
entries from the owner to IP address mapping table. The number of owners in the
Name Address Mapping table and the Owner Address Mapping table are then
inconsistent and WINS cannot start.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service
pack, please go to:

- http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

-or-

- Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS



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 version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp5fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTW400sp3 kbWinNTW400sp2 kbWinNTW400sp1 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400sp4 kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400sp2 kbWinNTS400sp1 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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