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WinSBS 2003 DNS Stops resolving after a few hours
ther is no root folder in the dns forward lookup zones
the forwarders are not set recursive but they are pointing to my isps dns servers
the settings on the servers network adapters tell it to point to itself
after a few hours dns resolution starts to fail, after a reboot, things work fine again for a few hours. this also prohibits exchange from sending mail.
PLEASE HELP; PAYPAL MONEY AWARD!
the forwarders are not set recursive but they are pointing to my isps dns servers
the settings on the servers network adapters tell it to point to itself
after a few hours dns resolution starts to fail, after a reboot, things work fine again for a few hours. this also prohibits exchange from sending mail.
PLEASE HELP; PAYPAL MONEY AWARD!
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are there any DNS related errors on the server or client in event viewer?
hi,
clearly the first thing I would want to know is what's your ERROR log say about this ?
there must be something causing the DNS to shut down ? or is it still running as far as the machine is concerned ?
what happens at the time when it doesn't work anymore ?
have you tried using nslookup right on the machine at that time ? what happens ?
Do you have the DNS Zone Active-Integrated, or just primary ?
have you run netdiag on the server ?
netdiag is on the installation cd under \support\tools inside the support.cab
netdiag makes a file called netdiag.log in the same folder from which you execute the command.
please post (if you haven't any objection) the results of the netdiag.
you may wish to remove your real IP or other identifying info if you so choose.
haresh
clearly the first thing I would want to know is what's your ERROR log say about this ?
there must be something causing the DNS to shut down ? or is it still running as far as the machine is concerned ?
what happens at the time when it doesn't work anymore ?
have you tried using nslookup right on the machine at that time ? what happens ?
Do you have the DNS Zone Active-Integrated, or just primary ?
have you run netdiag on the server ?
netdiag is on the installation cd under \support\tools inside the support.cab
netdiag makes a file called netdiag.log in the same folder from which you execute the command.
please post (if you haven't any objection) the results of the netdiag.
you may wish to remove your real IP or other identifying info if you so choose.
haresh
check this out:
The DNS service with logging enabled may stop responding (hang) and generate an access violation error message.
Your event logs may show Events 5504 and 5506 just before the service hangs.
CAUSE
Certain queries to the DNS server (like a reverse lookup) result in a response that contains a damaged data section, and this can occur when the data in the packet uses compression. The damaged data packet causes the buffer to be overrun, which causes the DNS service to generate an access violation error message and hang.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, disable logging on the DNS server:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
Right-click the server, and then click Properties.
On the Logging tab, click to clear every check box under Debug Logging Options, and then click OK.
Have you applied the latest service pack for SBS2k3 ?
SBS2k3 is the buggiest version of windows. It should be called Windows ME server.
haresh
The DNS service with logging enabled may stop responding (hang) and generate an access violation error message.
Your event logs may show Events 5504 and 5506 just before the service hangs.
CAUSE
Certain queries to the DNS server (like a reverse lookup) result in a response that contains a damaged data section, and this can occur when the data in the packet uses compression. The damaged data packet causes the buffer to be overrun, which causes the DNS service to generate an access violation error message and hang.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, disable logging on the DNS server:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
Right-click the server, and then click Properties.
On the Logging tab, click to clear every check box under Debug Logging Options, and then click OK.
Have you applied the latest service pack for SBS2k3 ?
SBS2k3 is the buggiest version of windows. It should be called Windows ME server.
haresh
ok... I got points and an accept... but still curious, what was the problem?
are you back and running?
are you back and running?