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Q244653: SMS: License Metering Messages w/Windows 98/95 Client Computers

Article: Q244653
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbnetwork kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbNetMon kbsmsMeter
Last Modified: 06-AUG-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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After you shut down your -Microsoft Windows 95-based or Microsoft Windows
98-based computer that has the Systems Management Server (SMS) version 2.0
License Metering client agent installed, you may receive the following 9202
status message for the LICENSE_METERING component in the SMS Administrator
console:

  The software metering client on the computer "computer name" (user "user
  name") encountered an error and is performing an abnormal shut down.

CAUSE
=====

This problem can occur on a saturated LAN or WAN, or when the NetBEUI protocol
is being used. SMS only supports license metering over TCP/IP and IPX/SPX.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, improve network utilization to eliminate saturation
and verify that the license metering clients have TCP/IP or IPX/SPX installed as
their default protocol.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbNetMon kbsmsMeter 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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