Microsoft KB Archive/249874

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"NBTSTAT -A" Command Does Not Resolve Computer Name with DNS

Article ID: 249874

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition



This article was previously published under Q249874

SYMPTOMS

When you use the nbtstat -a command with a remote computer and the name of the computer is resolved by Domain Name System (DNS), you receive a "Host not found" error message.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, ping the name of the computer, and then use the IP address that is returned with the nbtstat -a command.

STATUS

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

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB249874