2008 Server Reboots when NT tries DCOM

[DMan65]

Hello Everyone,

 

I have some systems that are based on NT 4.0 that have to remain on NT 4.0 because they have hardware that only has drivers for NT. I am in the process of attempting to add a new application server that used a solid state "hard drive" which requires drivers for 64-bit Windows. This required Server 2008 64-bit.

 

Having setup the 64bit Server 2008 computer, I am attempting to setup ActiveX exe components that we use in our systems.

 

If I connect to Server 2008 from a Windows XP or Windows 2000 client, I can

attach to a network share and create and use DCOM components without an issue.

 

If I connect to Server 2008 from a Windows NT (SP6a) client, I can attach to

a network share without an issue. However; if I attempt to create a DCOM

object on the Server 2008 machine from Windows NT 4.0, the Server 2008

experiences an RPC error and then reboots.

 

If it matters, I have tried this with the firewall turned totally off and I

have tried it with the firewall on and the only exceptions being

Core Networking

File and Print Sharing

Remote Desktop

srvrQueryArray (The object I am testing to create)

 

The results are the same either way. I have reformatted and reinstalled

Server 2008 since making this discovery and the results are the same with

every installation. I have tested all of the involved machines for viruses and none are present.

 

The errors reported by the server are:

 

From the Application Events:

Log Name: Application

Source: Application Error

Date: 3/19/2009 7:51:06 AM

Event ID: 1000

Task Category: (100)

Level: Error

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: DB1

Description:

Faulting application svchost.exe_RpcSs, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0x47919291, faulting module rpcss.dll, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0x4791ada0, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00000000000614be, process id 0x368, application start time 0x01c9a888c66d5a66.

Event Xml:

 

 

 

1000

2

100

0x80000000000000

 

759

Application

DB1

 

 

 

svchost.exe_RpcSs

6.0.6001.18000

47919291

rpcss.dll

6.0.6001.18000

4791ada0

c0000005

00000000000614be

368

01c9a888c66d5a66

 

 

 

 

And from the system events:

Log Name: System

Source: Service Control Manager

Date: 3/19/2009 7:51:09 AM

Event ID: 7031

Task Category: None

Level: Error

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: DB1

Description:

The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 60000 milliseconds: Reboot the machine.

Event Xml:

 

 

 

7031

0

2

0

0

0x80000000000000

 

11465

 

 

System

DB1

 

 

 

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

1

60000

2

Reboot the machine

[F2 Staff]

There is a thread here that should help you. Do a search for dcom the site and you'll find it.

[DMan65]

Thanks for the reply. I hate to be dense, but when I search for dcom I only see 4 posts including this one and none of them seem to address the issue I am having. Do you have a link to the thread by any chance?

 

Thanks,

 

Darrell

[F2 Staff]

I beleive this is the thread.

 

http://serverforum.org/f9/com-problem-in-ws2008-263.html

[DMan65]

Thanks for the link. I did see that, but it appears to be a different issue.

 

I can create the object on WS 2008 without any difficulty if I call from Windows 2000 or Windows XP. But trying to create a DCOM object from Windows NT results in the RPC service crashing on 2008 and the computer rebooting.

 

It looks like I am going to end up "downgrading" to 2003.