Server dropping host connection?

bwr001 · 11-26-2007, 11:12 AM

We are running a Dell server (Windows 2003 SP2) that is approximately 8 months old.
We are not running active directory or domain control on it, it merely houses our MS SQL 2000 database for our retail management software.

Lately we have had issues with the host connection dropping and immediately picking up seconds later. When this happens it screws with the retail management software licensing and locks all the users out (about five workstations in total). We had thought that the router was the culprit but changing the router from a Netgear FSV218 to a D-Link wireless router only reduced the number of incidents.

We have also determined that it likely isn't the service provider which leaves us with the server.

When I check the event logs around the times of the host connection dropping I get messages like these:

Quote:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: l2nd
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/26/2007
Time: 11:45:38 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BESTWAYSERVER
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( l2nd ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: , \DEVICE\{00870E17-D443-4CEE-96F6-18C08CE3AA35}.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 52 00 ......R.
0008: 00 00 00 00 04 00 05 80 .......?
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: l2nd
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/26/2007
Time: 11:45:52 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BESTWAYSERVER
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( l2nd ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: , \DEVICE\{00870E17-D443-4CEE-96F6-18C08CE3AA35}.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 52 00 ......R.
0008: 00 00 00 00 04 00 05 80 .......?
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: l2nd
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/26/2007
Time: 11:50:39 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BESTWAYSERVER
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( l2nd ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: , \DEVICE\{00870E17-D443-4CEE-96F6-18C08CE3AA35}.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 52 00 ......R.
0008: 00 00 00 00 04 00 05 80 .......?
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: l2nd
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/26/2007
Time: 11:51:03 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BESTWAYSERVER
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( l2nd ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: , \DEVICE\{00870E17-D443-4CEE-96F6-18C08CE3AA35}.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 52 00 ......R.
0008: 00 00 00 00 04 00 05 80 .......?
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

vtg_287 · 01-23-2008, 03:07 PM

Did you locate a solution for "The description for Event ID (4) in source ( l2nd ) cannot be found"? I have the same issue and it is cause the system to drop the host every 2mins.

01-23-2008, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
vtg_287 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 OS: windows server 2003	Re: Server dropping host connection? Did you locate a solution for "The description for Event ID (4) in source ( l2nd ) cannot be found"? I have the same issue and it is cause the system to drop the host every 2mins.