SNMP Always Returns an Error Index of One

 Last reviewed: May 14, 1997
Article ID: Q112871

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management station sends multiple requests within a single SNMP packet and one of those requests is in error, the response from Windows NT always indicates that the error occurred on the first request. This misleads management stations that send multiple requests in a single packet and require specific responses.

CAUSE

The length of an SNMP query is always passed as one through the Microsoft SNMP APIs. When the SNMP extension agent receives this request, the only error index that can be returned is one.

RESOLUTION

A correction was made to MGMTAPI.DLL to pass the correct length of an SNMP query.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. 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: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbnetwork ntnetserv NTSrvWkst nttcp
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 14, 1997
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