Don't use too many IP addresses!

From: "Thomas W. Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "isaserverorg" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 12:44:18 -0600
ISA Firewall Service Cannot Start with More Than 85 IP Addresses on the
External Network Adapter
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server versions 2000 , SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
The Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server Firewall service may
not start if you add more than 85 IP addresses to the external network
adapter. When you start your computer after you do so, you may see an
event that is similar to the following event: 

Event Type: Error 
Event Source: Service Control Manager 
Event ID: 7031 
Description: 
The Microsoft Firewall service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this
1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 0
milliseconds: No action. 

RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended
to correct the problem described in this article and should be applied
only to systems experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive
additional testing at a later time, to further ensure product quality.
Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Internet Security and Acceleration
Server 2000 service pack that contains this fix. 

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs,
please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: 

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp 

NOTE : In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support
calls may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines
that a specific update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs
will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not
qualify for the specific update in question. 

NOTE : You must install ISA Server 2000 Service Pack 1 before you apply
this hotfix. For additional information about how to obtain ISA Server
2000 Service Pack 1, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 
Q313139 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Security and Acceleration
Server 2000 Service Pack 
The English version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later: 
   Date         Time      Version       Size     File name
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   28-Feb-2002  09:21:34  3.0.1200.171  294,672  Wspsrv.exe 
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article. 
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Additional query words : 
Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool kbISAServ2000preSP2fix 
Issue type : kbbug
Don't use too many IP addresses!

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