Re: Oops, here's the link - Re: Event ID: 5504

From: Ace Fekay [MVP] (PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/07/04


Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 23:53:08 -0500

In news:%23$2Afg22EHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
Craig Matchan <cwigster@nospam.swiftdsl.com.au> made a post then I commented
below
> HI all,
>
> we have just migrated from a Win2k/Exch2k setup to a Win2003/Exch2003
> setup and almost imediately we noticed these 5004 events on our
> interal protected DNS server. We are currently going through all the
> PCs to see which PCs are causing this. Unfortunately the rate at
> which they occur has actually taken down the DNS server, and hence AD
> then spits the dummy.
> I never noticed this on our previous setup, so is the DNS server in
> 2003 more fragile?
>
> Craig
>

A number of things can cause this, from a client machine with an illegal
character, a damaged packet, or something up with the forwarder.
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=5504&eventno=642&source=DNS&phase=1

Can you copy and paste the actual error unedited?

Thanks

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