Microsoft KB Archive/162674

= MTA Gets a Sockets Error 10054 When Connecting Over TCP/IP X.400 Connection =

Article ID: 162674

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162674



SYMPTOMS
When the Exchange message transfer agent (MTA) connects to a remote Exchange MTA over an X.400 TCP/IP connection, you may get the following event ID in the application event log of the local MTA:

7/31/97 4:15:31 PM MSExchangeMTA Warning Operating System 9221 N/A

EXCHSRV1 A sockets error 10054 on a WSARecvEx call was detected. The

MTA will attempt to recover the sockets connection. Control block index:

1. [BASE IL TCP/IP DRVR 10 262] (12)

Also, the connection to the remote MTA fails.



CAUSE
This scenario may occur when you use only DNS (Domain Name Service) for name resolution, and only the host name is entered under Org?Site?Connections?Connector?Stack.



RESOLUTION
Enter the FQDN or the IP address under ??Connections?Connector?Stack.

Additional query words: exchange, mta sockets 10054 dns

Keywords: kbprb kbusage KB162674

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