WINS Records Are Timestamped Incorrectly

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If a WINS extinct (also called tombstone) record is replicated, the record's Expiration Date is set incorrectly on the replication pull partner.

CAUSE

WINS is making no distinction between active and tombstone replicas and is adding verify interval (which could be up to 576 hours) to the current time for tombstones, instead of Extinction Timeout.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Keywords : kbnetwork nttcp NTSrv
Version : 3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug