Event ID 7053 is logged on your Windows 2000 Server-based computer (884891)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

The following Error event is logged in the system event log on your Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer that is running the DNS Server service:Type: Error
Event ID: 7053
Description:
DNS Server sendto () function failed. The data is in error.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
  • Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) lookup is enabled for the Domain Name System (DNS) zone.
  • DNS encounters a referral to an address for a name server that is not valid. The referral resource record lists the IP address of the name server as 0.0.0.0. Because DNS cannot send a query to an address that is not valid, DNS logs an error against the sendto function.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must be running Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or a later version.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. However, after you install the hotfix, you must restart the DNS Server service.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   09-Sep-2004  08:58  5.0.2195.6974     327,440  Dns.exe        

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

You can ignore this Error event message. After you apply the hotfix, this Error event no longer occurs. For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New naming schema for Microsoft Windows hotfix packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/1/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbWin2000preSP5fix kbHotfixServer kbQFE KB884891 kbAudITPRO