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Q162842: DNS with "WINS Reverse Lookup" Fails with Multiple IP Addresses

Article: Q162842
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use NSLOOKUP to perform reverse lookup using a Windows NT 4.0 Domain
Name Service (DNS) server that has a network adapter with multiple IP addresses
(and has a zone that has "Use WINS Resolution" enabled) you receive the
following error:

  [dns server] can't find IP address: Non-existent domain

CAUSE
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By design NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) supports only one IP address per network
interface card (NIC) adapter. It is possible to configure TCP/IP to have
multiple IP addresses on a single NIC, but NetBT will only support the first
address configured. For more information, please see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base article:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q131641
  TITLE : NetBT Supports One IP Address per NIC

MORE INFORMATION
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For information about reverse lookup, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q154553
  TITLE : Windows NT 4.0 DNS WINS Reverse Lookups Do Not Use WINS
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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