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Q273029: SMS: Network Discovery Does Not Detect the Default Gateway

Article: Q273029
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDiscovery kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Network Discovery may not run as you expect (a limited discovery) because it may
not detect the default gateway for a Systems Management Server (SMS) site
server.

RESOLUTION
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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



WORKAROUND
==========

You can configure the default gateway as a Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) device in the Network Discovery configuration.

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          : kbDiscovery kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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