Microsoft KB Archive/150520

= WINS Server Sporadically Loses Name Resolution =

Article ID: 150520

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q150520





SYMPTOMS
A Windows NT Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server may sporadically lose its ability to resolve NetBIOS names by means of WINS. This problem may also manifest itself as domain synchronization, browsing, or connectivity problems.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when a WINS server is configured to point to itself as the primary WINS server and the secondary WINS server is left blank. IPCONFIG /all may show the secondary WINS server to be its own IP address but no primary WINS server is listed. When this condition occurs, all WINS name resolution for this server is lost. This can effect browsing, domain synchronization and connectivity. However, clients pointing to this machine as a WINS server are unaffected. This condition may happen occasionally or not at all.

It is highly recommended that a WINS server point to itself as Primary and Secondary WINS in the TCP/IP configuration. If another configuration is used, you may experience random instability in making certain network connections.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

150737Setting Primary and Secondary WINS Server Options



WORKAROUND
On each WINS server, double-click the Network icon in Control Panel, and select TCP/IP Protocol, then Configure. Set the addresses of the primary and secondary WINS servers to be the same as the IP address of the computer itself (this will be listed above as "IP Address"). Having WINS servers pointing to other WINS servers as primary or secondary is discouraged.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: RPC Event 5719 error 53 can't browse ntfaqdom

Keywords: KB150520

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