Replication Partner Problems in WINS Administration Tool

ID: Q222922

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SYMPTOMS

If you type "0.0.0.0" as the IP address of a replication partner, the WINS Administration tool assumes that you want the WINS server to replicate with itself. It uses the local server name as the replication partner.

If you type "255.255.255.255" as the IP address of a replication partner, the WINS Administration tool assumes that you want to replicate with a WINS server named "255," and then prompts you for for the IP address of the replication partner with the computer name "255."

CAUSE

These behaviors occur because 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 are not valid IP addresses to assign to a computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb