JSI Tip 5592. Windows 2000 DNS Server Event IDs 409 and 410.

When your Windows 2000 DNS server starts, it posts one or both of the following events:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: DNS
Event ID: 410
Description: The DNS server list of restricted interfaces does not contain a valid IP address for the server computer. The DNS server will use all IP interfaces on the machine. Use the DNS manager server properties, interfaces dialog, to verify and reset the IP addresses the DNS server should listen on. For more information, see "To restrict a DNS server to listen only on selected addresses" in the online Help.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: DNS
Event ID: 409
The DNS server list of restricted interfaces contains IP addresses that are not configured for use at the server computer. Use the DNS manager server properties, interfaces dialog, to verify and reset the IP addresses the DNS server should listen on. For more information, see "To restrict a DNS server to listen only on selected addresses" in the online Help.

These events are caused by having an incorrect listeners IP address or a corrupted ListenAddresses registry value.

To resolve this problem:

1. Open a CMD prompt.

2. To insure that the DNS server service is stopped, type net stop dns /y. If the service was started, you will receive:

The following services are dependent on the DNS Server service.
Stopping the DNS Server service will also stop these services.

      Net Logon

The Net Logon service is stopping.
The Net Logon service was stopped successfully.

The DNS Server service is stopping.
The DNS Server service was stopped successfully.

3. Use the Registry Editor to navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesDNSParameters.

4. Edit or Add Value Name ListenAddresses, a string (REG_SZ) data type, and set the data value to the IP Address of the internal network adapter of the server. If the server has multiple internal IP addresses, separate them with a space character.

5. At the CMD prompt, type net start DNS. You should receive:

The DNS Server service is starting.
The DNS Server service was started successfully.

6. At the CMD prompt, type net start netlogon. You should receive:

The Net Logon service is starting..........
The Net Logon service was started successfully.