Microsoft KB Archive/271994

= Event ID 30012 Occurs with Windows 2000 Network Address Translation Service =

Article ID: 271994

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q271994



SYMPTOMS
When you use a Windows 2000-based computer that is running the Network Address Translation (NAT) service, the following event ID may be logged in the system log (even though the NAT service is functioning):

Event ID: 30012

Source: ipnathlp

Category: None

Type: Warning

Description: The DHCP allocator detected network address translation (NAT) enabled on the interface with index INDEX. The allocator has disabled itself on the interface in order to avoid confusing DHCP clients.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the NAT service logging level is set to log errors and warnings. The message in the above section is a warning that states that the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allocator service is not binding to the public interface. This behavior is by design.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, change the logging level of the NAT service to log only errors.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbnat kbprb KB271994

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