Microsoft KB Archive/822302

= Zone Transfers Between Windows 2000 SP3 DNS and BIND 8.3.4 DNS Are Unsuccessful =

Article ID: 822302

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

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SYMPTOMS
When you configure your primary DNS zone on a Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)-based system, and then you configure your BIND 8.3.4 DNS as the secondary DNS zone, zone transfers are unsuccessful.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a regression that was introduced in a previously released hotfix. For additional information about this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

330574 Intermittent Name Resolution Issues and Event IDs 5501 and 6524 Are Logged to the DNS Server Event Log

Subsequent DNS hotfixes may also have been affected by this regression.



Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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 fix 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 03-Jun-2003 22:40  5.0.2195.6715     326,416  Dns.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Zone transfers between Windows 2000 and BIND 9.2.2 are unaffected by this problem. For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

Additional query words: domain name service

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2ksp4fix kbhotfixserver KB822302

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