DNS Server Logs Event 453 or 7053 (Sendto Function Failed)

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, Terminal Server Edition
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade a Microsoft DNS-based server from Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 to Service Pack 4, 5, or 6, the System event log may contain one of the following stop messages:

Event ID: 453
DNS Server sendto () function failed. The data is in error.

-or-

Event ID: 7053
DNS Server sendto () function failed. The data is in error.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because DNS encounters a referral to an invalid address for a name server. The referral resource record lists the IP address of the name server as 0.0.0.0. DNS cannot send a query to an invalid address and logs the error against the sendto function.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

   Date       Time    Size      File name   Platform
   -------------------------------------------------
   10/25/99   6:14p   177,424   Dns.exe     Intel
   10/25/99   6:13p   298,768   Dns.exe     Alpha 

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft DNS has been changed to check for invalid referrals. The logging level of the event has been changed from an error to a warning.

Additional query words: ns rr

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug