Resolution of Unqualified Host Name May Not Succeed with Terminal Server SP5 (257633)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition SP5
This article was previously published under Q257633

SYMPTOMS

With Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Service Pack 5 (SP5) installed, an attempt to resolve an unqualified host name by using the Domain Name System (DNS) may not succeed after the second attempt. This problem can occur if the host is in the second or later entry in the domain suffix search order. Terminal Server then attempts to resolve the name by using Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) and/or NetBIOS broadcast.

After a period of six minutes the condition is reset, the first two attempts succeed, and subsequent attempts do not succeed.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack

STATUS

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

The registry key to specify the depth of the search (up to a maximum of 12) is:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\MaxDomainsSearchListSize

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB257633
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