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Q120574: TRACERT Does Not Return Correct IP Name

Article: Q120574
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): 3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the TRACERT command with Microsoft TCP/IP-32 does not return the correct
IP name (Inverse Mapping). For example, running

  tracert 130.20.7.77

should result with the following output:

  plato.lc.microsoft.com.20.130.IN-ADDR.ARPA

CAUSE
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TCP/IP-32 does not send a properly formatted query to a Domain Name Server
(DNS).


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft TCP/IP-32
protocol. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Reference(s):

Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol. I, by Douglas E. Comer, page 239, section 20.17
and 20.18 (information on Inverse Mappings and Pointer Queries).

Additional query words: prodtcp32 wfw wfwg WFWG DNS

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbTCPIPSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbTCPIP311
Version           : 3.11

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