Microsoft KB Archive/838969

= Event 7063 is recorded in the DNS log of Event Viewer in Windows 2000 Server =

Article ID: 838969

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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SYMPTOMS
A Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer that is configured as a DNS server may frequently record one or both of the following warning messages in the DNS log in Event Viewer: Event Type: Warning

Event Source: DNS

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7063

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: The DNS server is configured to forward to a non-recursive DNS server at.

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: DNS

Event Category: None

Event ID: 5504

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: The DNS server encountered an invalid domain name in a packet from.

The packet is rejected.

Note Microsoft recommends that you do not ignore the warnings in the DNS log. Sometimes a warning may be false because a DNS forwarder may not be configured correctly. However, there is currently no way to determine whether the warning is accurate or not.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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 must 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 06-Apr-2004 19:23  5.0.2195.6922     327,440  Dns.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: win2k win2000 domain name server

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB838969

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