Re: DNS Event ID error 5504

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Another thought is to configure the HOSTS file on the 192.33.4.12 client.
Add the following entry.
127.0.0.1 localhost

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Glenn L
CCNA, MCSE 2000/2003 + Security

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tim VonDerHaar wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am receiving a DNS error in my event log about every 15 minutes that
>> states:
>>
>> Event Type: Warning
>> Event Source: DNS
>> Event Category: None
>> Event ID: 5504
>> Date: 5/6/2005
>> Time: 2:51:01 PM
>> User: N/A
>> Computer: ZEUS
>> Description:
>> The DNS server encountered an invalid domain name in a packet from
>> 192.33.4.12. The packet is rejected.
>>
>> Using a network sniffer and looking at the packet, I find that the
>> error is caused by a DNS packet request from my server that is asking
>> for name that is not valid. Specifically, one of the invalid DNS
>> names is "localhost". Obviously, the upstream DNS server will respond
>> back with a standard query response of "no such name".
>>
>> We are running Windows 2000 server SP 4. I have found a limited
>> distribution hotfix from Microsoft, but I would think there is a
>> better solution to the problem.
>
> I have found that if you query DNS for the name "localhost." (notice the
> trailing dot) it will log this error. Because the trailing dot makes it a
> FQDN DNS will attempt to resolve the name from the root servers. I can't
> tell you why this name is being sent to DNS in the first place, that is a
> client (or application) issue. But if you will create a forward lookup
> zone
> named localhost, then place a new host, leave the name field blank and
> give
> it IP 127.0.0.1, the error stops and it makes happy whatever application
> is
> sending the name to DNS.
>
>
>
> --?
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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