Microsoft KB Archive/816941

= Auto Proxy Functions: isResolvable, dnsResolve, and myIpAddress Do Not Work as You Expect =

Article ID: 816941

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

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SYMPTOMS
The following autoproxy functions: isResolvable, dnsResolve, and myIpAddress, return the wrong values.

-isResolvable always return FALSE.'''

-dnsResolve returns FALSE instead of STRING.

-myIpAddress''' returns FALSE instead of STRING.



Service Pack Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next .NET Framework service pack that contains this hotfix.

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, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

 Date         Time    Version        Size         File Name ---  26-Mar-2003  19:34  5.1.2600.1188     310,784  Winhttp.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbappcompatibility kbqfe kbwin2ksp4fix kbhotfixserver KB816941

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