Microsoft KB Archive/279117

= The Distributed Link Tracking Server service may cause extra DNS queries in Windows 2000 Server =

Article ID: 279117

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q279117





SYMPTOMS
A computer that is running the Distributed Link Tracking Server service regularly issues a Domain Name System (DNS) query for the following Service Location (SRV) record:

_ldap._tcp.[Site name]._sites.dc._msdcs.ServerName

. In this SRV record,  is the NetBIOS name of the local computer. For example, you may see a query on a new installation for the following record:

_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs

The DNS query occurs approximately every four hours. If your DNS server is located over a dial-up connection, the DNS query may cause your server to automatically connect over the dial-up connection to complete the query.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) interprets the local server name as a domain name.

For additional information about the Distributed Link Tracking Server service, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312403 Distributed Link Tracking on Windows-based domain controllers



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 hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix 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 --  11-Nov-2000  02:43  5.0.2195.2706      53,520  Trksvr.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

