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Q221497: RRAS: RIP Routing Stops When System Time Is Changed

Article: Q221497
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT4sp6fix
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service Update for Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you set up a computer running Windows NT 4.0 as a routing information
protocol (RIP) router and the system time is changed backward, RIP updates stop
until the original time is reached again. This may cause the route to be
invalid, and part or all of the network may not work for the time period the RIP
updates are seized.

For example, if it is 2:00 A.M. and the time on the server is changed to 1:50
A.M., RIP updates stop and clients may be unable to gain access to parts of the
network until the server reaches 2:00 A.M. again.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because RIP routing uses absolute system time. When the
time changes unexpectedly, the RIP routing service does not send updates.

RESOLUTION
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Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
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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


Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server
4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION
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The system time change may be an effect of a daylight savings time adjustment or
a time change made for any other reason.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT4sp6fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbAudDeveloper kbRRASNTSearch kbRRASNT400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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