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Q272964: SMS: Network Discovery Seems to Be Stuck or Looping

Article: Q272964
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0,2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbDiscovery kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error message may be reported in the Netdisc.log file every 30
seconds. It may appear that Network Discovery is looping:

  ADM: Returning busy from idle status due to outstanding devices in our
  presence.

If this message is followed by the following message, the problem is probably not
the problem that is described in this article:

  ADM: Returning busy from idle status due to <NAME> thread being busy.

CAUSE
=====

An Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) response that is compliant with
Request for Comments (RFC) 1812 is not handled properly by the Network Discovery
ICMP module (which is RFC 792-based).

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack



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
Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.



Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbDiscovery kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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