Q160508: Unnecessary DNS Zone Transfers

Article: Q160508
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Zone transfers take place, even when no data has been changed on the primary
Domain Name System (DNS).

CAUSE
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The SOA serial number may be inadvertently incremented, causing unnecessary
notifies to secondaries, which cause unnecessary zone transfers.

RESOLUTION
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Apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 or later.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack.
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


Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0

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