Event ID 4311 — NBT Connectivity
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
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NBT (NetBIOS (network basic input/output system)) over TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) connectivity facilitates file and printer sharing.
Event Details
| Product: | Windows Operating System |
| ID: | 4311 |
| Source: | netbt |
| Version: | 6.0 |
| Symbolic Name: | EVENT_NBT_CREATE_DEVICE |
| Message: | Initialization failed because the driver device could not be created. Use the string "%2" to identify the interface for which initialization failed. It represents the MAC address of the failed interface or the Globally Unique Interface Identifier (GUID) if NetBT was unable to map from GUID to MAC address. If neither the MAC address nor the GUID were available, the string represents a cluster device name. |
Resolve
Initialize NBT protocol
To initialize the NBT protocol, disable and then re-enable the network adapter:
You must be logged on as an administrator or belong to the Administrators group to complete these steps.
- Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Device Manager, expand Network Adapters, right-click the adapter you want to initialize, click Disable, and then click Yes.
- Right-click the adapter that you just disabled, and then click Enable.
Verify
Attempt to access a remote shared network folder. If you can access the shared network folder, then the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server and the NBT protocol are functioning properly.