Hi folks, I just verified that a bug I found a while (read: a year) ago was fixed in Windows 2000 service pack 3. I didn't get a notification from MS about the fix so apologies for the delay in posting the full details. The bug is the one referenced at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q296815 If you send SNMP queries for printer - related objects in the LANMAN MIB, the SNMP service leaks around 30MB of memory per request, but only if the print spooler service is *not* running. This eventually brings the whole server down, with a powercycle needed to restart. A lengthier advisory can be found at http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/snmp_dos.txt Once again, this is an old bug, fixed in Windows 2000 SP3. I'm publishing this so folks with pre-sp3 boxes are aware of the issue. -chris.
