Source:  FILESYS.NLM

Possible Cause:  The structure that DOS uses to track the current status of a directory search does not have enough fields to track the file that should be found next on a NetWare volume. Because of this, NetWare must keep a separate search structure in server memory that tracks the status of the search and the next file to be found. DOS does not tell NetWare when it has finished a search, so NetWare must guess when it can discard the search information that it is keeping. The number of searches that NetWare will track is controlled by the server parameter, Maximum Outstanding NCP Searches, which is set to a default value of 51 per connection. This message indicates that a program tried to continue a search that NetWare is no longer tracking. Because of this, NetWare cannot return the next filename that should be found.

Action:  You can increase the number of searches that the server tracks by changing the server parameter, Maximum Outstanding NCP Searches. However, doing so will use a lot more memory to track searches. (Searches must be tracked separately for each connection.) It also might degrade performance if it causes the number of cache buffers available to be too small.

If performance is degraded, add additional memory to the server. See "Freeing Server Memory Temporarily in the Server Operating System Administration Guide. A second solution is to determine which program tried to continue a search that the server was not tracking. The search method that the program uses can be modified so that it does not require more than 51 searches to be tracked. Or, if available, an alternate program could be used.