Event ID 6: FTP Server Could Not Create the Main Connection...

Last reviewed: September 1, 1996
Article ID: Q120105

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 you try to start the FTP Server service, it may not start. The following event messages appear in Event Viewer:

   Event ID: 6, Source: FTPSVC, Type: Error
   Description: FTP server could not create the main connection socket, the
   data is the error.

   Event ID: 7024, Source: Service Control Manager, Type: Error
   Description: FTP server service terminated with service specific error
   10047.

CAUSE

This problem may occur due to the installation of non-NDIS compliant network adapter drivers or network services, such as ODI-compliant network adapter drivers.

RESOLUTION

Remove the non-NDIS compliant network component, and install a supported NDIS-compliant network component.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 netware novell ndis3
KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubCategory: ntnetserv NTSrvWkst

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Last reviewed: September 1, 1996
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