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Q254655: Ipconfig /All Command Does Not Display Domain Suffix

Article: Q254655
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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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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If you have a DNS Domain suffix longer than 31 octets, and you use the Ipconfig
tool with the /All switch, the suffix is not displayed.

For example, if you have the host name,
myhostname.our.very.long.domain.name.suffix, and you type "ipconfig /all"
(without the quotation marks) at a command prompt, and then press ENTER, the
following text is displayed:

  Host Name . . . . . . . . . : myhostname

CAUSE
=====

This issue occurs because the length of the buffer that the Ipconfig tool uses
to retrieve the Domain name suffix is too small.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:

  Date      Time    Size     File name     Platform
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  26/02/00  00:20   21,776   ipconfig.exe  Intel
  26/02/00  00:20   32,528   ipconfig.exe  Alpha



WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this issue, use the Winipcfg tool.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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