Microsoft KB Archive/162766

= WINS Records Are Timestamped Incorrectly =

Article ID: 162766

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 Q162766



SYMPTOMS
If a WINS extinct (also called tombstone) record is replicated, the record's Expiration Date is set incorrectly on the replication pull partner.



CAUSE
WINS is making no distinction between active and tombstone replicas and is adding verify interval (which could be up to 576 hours) to the current time for tombstones, instead of Extinction Timeout.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Keywords: kbbug kbnetwork KB162766

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