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Q235733: SMS: DOS and Windows 3.1 Clients Fail Site Assignment

Article: Q235733
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200fix kbDiscovery
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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IP addresses are not retrieved from DOS or Windows 3.1 computers using TCP/IP
from Microsoft Network Client 3.0.

This causes the client to fail assignment to the site.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 2.0. 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: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200fix kbDiscovery 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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