Re: Hosts file ignored
- From: "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <dsherman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:03:40 -0400
Try editing the registry to change NodeType to h-node;
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177
Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
<trivers1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1126532287.142587.123830@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have a really interesting problem with my hosts file. Although I
> can't be certain as to the actual cause, I am relatively sure that it
> had something to do with MSN Messenger's 7.5 update and its built-in
> connection troubleshooter. Let me outline the specifics of the problem
> to shed some more light on the situation.
>
> I am currently running Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a
> development system on my office. I have had MSN Messenger installed on
> it for some time and haven't had a lick of trouble with it. Just the
> other day, I logged in and was notified that the 7.5 update was
> available so I dutifully upgraded and went about my business. The
> following day when I logged in, MSN Messenger complained at startup
> that it couldn't connect to the Internet even though Outlook Express,
> FireFox, several PuTTY sessions, and a number of VPN connections were
> functioning properly. This has happened before so I thought nothing of
> allowing MSN Messenger to run its troubleshooter and adjust its
> settings. Little did I know that afterwards I would be unable to use
> any of the entries I have made to the server's hosts file.
>
> I made sure to Google extensively to see if there was anything I could
> try other than the obvious, but have been unable to find a solution.
> Here is what I have done so far:
>
> (1) I have replaced the hosts file with an archived copy, a copy that
> works on another machine, as well as renamed it to hosts.tmp. After
> each step, I performed "ipconfig /flushdns" and "ipconfig /displaydns"
> and this was the result each time:
>
> C:\>ipconfig /flushdns
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
>
> C:\>ipconfig /displaydns
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Could not display the DNS Resolver Cache.
>
> (2) I have verified that the DataBasePath registry key at
> \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
> has the value:
>
> %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc
>
> (3) I am not running a DNS server on my system. When I try to access
> Administrative Tools -> DNS and connect to the system, I get the
> message:
>
> "The server is unavailable."
>
> (4) I have tried disabling the DNS Client service and repeating step #1
> above and get the same outcome.
>
> (5) I can ping IP addresses without any problem, both on the LAN and on
> the Internet. I can also resolve registered Internet domain names
> without incident using the two DNS servers provided by my ISP.
>
> (6) I am able to ping localhost even without a valid hosts file in
> place. This is the output from that command:
>
> C:\>ping localhost
>
> Pinging aragorn.RCS.local [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
>
> Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
> Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
> Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
> Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
>
> (7) I am also able to ping another Windows Serevr 2003 system on the
> LAN using its machine name without a valid hosts file in place:
>
> C:\>ping m5
>
> Pinging m5 [192.168.2.20] with 32 bytes of data:
>
> Reply from 192.168.2.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> Reply from 192.168.2.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> Reply from 192.168.2.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
> Reply from 192.168.2.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
> Ping statistics for 192.168.2.20:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
> Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
> Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
>
> (8) When I try to ping any non-windows system on the LAN or across any
> VPN connection, I get the message:
>
> C:\>ping bilbo
> Ping request could not find host bilbo. Please check the name and try
> again.
>
> (9) I have tried replacing the DNS servers listed under the TCP/IP
> properties for my NIC with a single IP address of a server that is not
> running a DNS server to ensure that those settings are the ones being
> used by my system. When I do, I am then unable to ping registered
> Internet addresses as expected.
>
> (10) Fearing that permissions may have something to do with this, I
> logged in an Administrator and tried to use the hosts file.
> Unfortunately it had no effect.
>
> (11) I have not installed any Internet proxy software and my ISP does
> not utilize one either. I have also looked for any such service
> running on my system and have not found one.
>
> (12) There was no firewall operating at the time of these tests. Here
> is the output of a port scan from a Linux server on the network:
>
> [root@bilbo root]# nmap -v -P0 aragorn
>
> Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
> No tcp,udp, or ICMP scantype specified, assuming SYN Stealth scan. Use
> -sP if you really don't want to portscan (and just want to see what
> hosts are up).
> Host aragorn (192.168.2.10) appears to be up ... good.
> Initiating SYN Stealth Scan against aragorn (192.168.2.10)
> The SYN Stealth Scan took 0 seconds to scan 1601 ports.
> Interesting ports on aragorn (192.168.2.10):
> (The 1579 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
> Port State Service
> 25/tcp open smtp
> 80/tcp open http
> 88/tcp open kerberos-sec
> 111/tcp open sunrpc
> 135/tcp open loc-srv
> 139/tcp open netbios-ssn
> 389/tcp open ldap
> 443/tcp open https
> 444/tcp open snpp
> 445/tcp open microsoft-ds
> 464/tcp open kpasswd5
> 593/tcp open http-rpc-epmap
> 636/tcp open ldapssl
> 1433/tcp open ms-sql-s
> 3268/tcp open globalcatLDAP
> 3269/tcp open globalcatLDAPssl
> 3389/tcp open ms-term-serv
> 5631/tcp open pcanywheredata
> 5800/tcp open vnc-http
> 5900/tcp open vnc
> 6004/tcp open X11:4
> 8081/tcp open blackice-icecap
>
> Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0 seconds
>
>
> Below is a listing of the system's current IP configuration:
>
> C:\>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : aragorn
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : RCS.local
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : RCS.local
>
> Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
> Ethernet
> NIC
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-FC-9D-09-16
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.10
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.200
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.65.208.6
> 64.65.196.6
>
> I have tried everything I could think to try and I have yet to find an
> answer. If anyone has any ideas as to what may be causing this I would
> really appreciate some help.
>
.
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