Microsoft KB Archive/263091

= Windows 2000 May Send Unexpected DNS Request =

PSS ID Number: 263091

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q263091



SYMPTOMS
A Microsoft Windows 2000-based domain controller may unexpectedly send Domain Name System (DNS) registration requests or queries for SRV records to an external DNS server. Other symptoms may include:
 * Unexpected dial-out connections to an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
 * Event ID 4011 messages.
 * Event ID 5781 messages.
 * The registration of internal names to an external DNS server.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a Windows 2000-based domain controller that has an external interface (such as a second network adapter, a remote access connection, or a dial-on-demand interface) has DNS server addresses defined for the interface or inherited from a remote access connection. This behavior may occur even though the Register this interface with DNS check box is not selected.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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

This problem was corrected in Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about related topics, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

252695 DNS Server Generates Event 4011

259922 DNS Request for blackhole.isi.edu

246804 How to Enable/Disable Windows 2000 Dynamic DNS Registrations

Additional query words: dns ddns sbs 2000 bos sbs2000 bos2000

Keywords: kbbug kbDNS kbfix kbWin2000SP1Fix KB263091

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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