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My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run flawlessly for several
days/weeks. The CPU utlitization will slowly climb until they get to a
point where they peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.

Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS server? I have seen
reports of this behavior in my web searching but no solutions.

Thanks

Blake

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In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>
> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
> searching but no solutions.

Both boxes?
Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your behavior.
Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to another
DNS server that does not forward back in.



--
Best regards,
Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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Not a bad thought Kevin, but these boxes aren't forwarded to each other.

These 2 boxes are our 'public' DNS servers, and neither is forwarded. (our
internal DNS servers ARE forwarded to these 2)

I wasn't having any problems until these machines were upgraded to Windows
2003. They ran with this DNS config for 3 years on Win2K.

Thanks
Blake

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
newsptSKkBJFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
> Then Kevin replied below:
>> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
>> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
>> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
>> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>>
>> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
>> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
>> searching but no solutions.
>
> Both boxes?
> Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
> If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your
> behavior.
> Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to
> another
> DNS server that does not forward back in.
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
> ===================================
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
> via your newsreader so that others may learn and
> benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
> me remove the nospam. from my email address.
> ===================================
> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
> ===================================
> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
> It will strip signature out and more
> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
> ===================================
> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
> with OEBackup:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
> ===================================
>
>

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Hi Blake

I've seen a number of code revisions to dns.exe for Windows Server 2003 in
the form of hotfixes but none of them have been to specifically address the
issue you're describing. It may be the case that in order to track this
down, you'd need to go through a reasonable degree of debugging with PSS.

You might be experiencing this:

830381 Server Responsiveness Degrades and Queries Time Out When You Run the
DNS
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830381

HTH
--
Mark Renoden [MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com

Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
me; I'll post a response back to the group.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
newsUG9fzBJFHA.236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Not a bad thought Kevin, but these boxes aren't forwarded to each other.
>
> These 2 boxes are our 'public' DNS servers, and neither is forwarded.
> (our internal DNS servers ARE forwarded to these 2)
>
> I wasn't having any problems until these machines were upgraded to Windows
> 2003. They ran with this DNS config for 3 years on Win2K.
>
> Thanks
> Blake
>
> "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
> newsptSKkBJFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>> Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
>> Then Kevin replied below:
>>> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
>>> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
>>> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
>>> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>>>
>>> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
>>> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
>>> searching but no solutions.
>>
>> Both boxes?
>> Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
>> If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your
>> behavior.
>> Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to
>> another
>> DNS server that does not forward back in.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
>> Hope This Helps
>> ===================================
>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
>> via your newsreader so that others may learn and
>> benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
>> me remove the nospam. from my email address.
>> ===================================
>> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
>> ===================================
>> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
>> It will strip signature out and more
>> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
>> ===================================
>> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
>> with OEBackup:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>> ===================================
>>
>>
>
>

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The memory usage of DNS.EXE also starts climbing and gets upwards of 67
Megabytes. I would understand if there was some memory utilization for the
DNS cache, but this seems excessive. DNS is not normally considered a real
intensive service.

I have considered re-loading one of these machines - do a clean install of
Win2k3 instead of an upgrade. I have also considered simply waiting for SP1
to be released. Not sure what I should do.

Thanks

Blake

"Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newscf6%23xDJFHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Blake
>
> I've seen a number of code revisions to dns.exe for Windows Server 2003 in
> the form of hotfixes but none of them have been to specifically address
> the issue you're describing. It may be the case that in order to track
> this down, you'd need to go through a reasonable degree of debugging with
> PSS.
>
> You might be experiencing this:
>
> 830381 Server Responsiveness Degrades and Queries Time Out When You Run
> the DNS
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830381
>
> HTH
> --
> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
> Windows Platform Support Team
> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>
> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> newsUG9fzBJFHA.236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Not a bad thought Kevin, but these boxes aren't forwarded to each other.
>>
>> These 2 boxes are our 'public' DNS servers, and neither is forwarded.
>> (our internal DNS servers ARE forwarded to these 2)
>>
>> I wasn't having any problems until these machines were upgraded to
>> Windows 2003. They ran with this DNS config for 3 years on Win2K.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Blake
>>
>> "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
>> newsptSKkBJFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>> Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
>>> Then Kevin replied below:
>>>> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
>>>> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
>>>> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
>>>> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
>>>> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
>>>> searching but no solutions.
>>>
>>> Both boxes?
>>> Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
>>> If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your
>>> behavior.
>>> Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to
>>> another
>>> DNS server that does not forward back in.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
>>> Hope This Helps
>>> ===================================
>>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
>>> via your newsreader so that others may learn and
>>> benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
>>> me remove the nospam. from my email address.
>>> ===================================
>>> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
>>> ===================================
>>> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
>>> It will strip signature out and more
>>> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
>>> ===================================
>>> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
>>> with OEBackup:
>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>>> ===================================
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Hi Blake

If you're considering a rebuild of a box anyway, it can't hurt to try the
latest dns.exe binary to see if the issue you've got has been fixed. While
not the approach you'd normally take with a production server, the fact that
you're considering a clean install lends itself to this test.

Not all code changes are documented and hotfix releases include all prior
code changes. The latest dns.exe binary I can see for Windows Server 2003
is in:

887597 A DNS forwarder disappears after you restart the DNS Server service
in
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887597

While this article isn't specific to your issue, it is the latest version
which will roll in all earlier code changes.

Another option may be to log an incident with PSS and have them track down
the cause of the issue with appropriate logging.

Kind regards
--
Mark Renoden [MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com

Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
me; I'll post a response back to the group.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



"Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u%23j51YOJFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> The memory usage of DNS.EXE also starts climbing and gets upwards of 67
> Megabytes. I would understand if there was some memory utilization for
> the DNS cache, but this seems excessive. DNS is not normally considered a
> real intensive service.
>
> I have considered re-loading one of these machines - do a clean install of
> Win2k3 instead of an upgrade. I have also considered simply waiting for
> SP1 to be released. Not sure what I should do.
>
> Thanks
>
> Blake
>
> "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newscf6%23xDJFHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Blake
>>
>> I've seen a number of code revisions to dns.exe for Windows Server 2003
>> in the form of hotfixes but none of them have been to specifically
>> address the issue you're describing. It may be the case that in order to
>> track this down, you'd need to go through a reasonable degree of
>> debugging with PSS.
>>
>> You might be experiencing this:
>>
>> 830381 Server Responsiveness Degrades and Queries Time Out When You Run
>> the DNS
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830381
>>
>> HTH
>> --
>> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
>> Windows Platform Support Team
>> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>>
>> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
>> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> newsUG9fzBJFHA.236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Not a bad thought Kevin, but these boxes aren't forwarded to each other.
>>>
>>> These 2 boxes are our 'public' DNS servers, and neither is forwarded.
>>> (our internal DNS servers ARE forwarded to these 2)
>>>
>>> I wasn't having any problems until these machines were upgraded to
>>> Windows 2003. They ran with this DNS config for 3 years on Win2K.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
>>> newsptSKkBJFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>>> Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
>>>> Then Kevin replied below:
>>>>> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
>>>>> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
>>>>> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
>>>>> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
>>>>> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
>>>>> searching but no solutions.
>>>>
>>>> Both boxes?
>>>> Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
>>>> If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your
>>>> behavior.
>>>> Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to
>>>> another
>>>> DNS server that does not forward back in.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
>>>> Hope This Helps
>>>> ===================================
>>>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
>>>> via your newsreader so that others may learn and
>>>> benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
>>>> me remove the nospam. from my email address.
>>>> ===================================
>>>> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
>>>> ===================================
>>>> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
>>>> It will strip signature out and more
>>>> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
>>>> ===================================
>>>> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
>>>> with OEBackup:
>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>>>> ===================================
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Thanks, Mark.

I'll need to call MS to get that hotfix, correct?

Blake

"Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23ROWSsOJFHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi Blake
>
> If you're considering a rebuild of a box anyway, it can't hurt to try the
> latest dns.exe binary to see if the issue you've got has been fixed.
> While not the approach you'd normally take with a production server, the
> fact that you're considering a clean install lends itself to this test.
>
> Not all code changes are documented and hotfix releases include all prior
> code changes. The latest dns.exe binary I can see for Windows Server 2003
> is in:
>
> 887597 A DNS forwarder disappears after you restart the DNS Server service
> in
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887597
>
> While this article isn't specific to your issue, it is the latest version
> which will roll in all earlier code changes.
>
> Another option may be to log an incident with PSS and have them track down
> the cause of the issue with appropriate logging.
>
> Kind regards
> --
> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
> Windows Platform Support Team
> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>
> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
>
> "Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u%23j51YOJFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> The memory usage of DNS.EXE also starts climbing and gets upwards of 67
>> Megabytes. I would understand if there was some memory utilization for
>> the DNS cache, but this seems excessive. DNS is not normally considered
>> a real intensive service.
>>
>> I have considered re-loading one of these machines - do a clean install
>> of Win2k3 instead of an upgrade. I have also considered simply waiting
>> for SP1 to be released. Not sure what I should do.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Blake
>>
>> "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newscf6%23xDJFHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Blake
>>>
>>> I've seen a number of code revisions to dns.exe for Windows Server 2003
>>> in the form of hotfixes but none of them have been to specifically
>>> address the issue you're describing. It may be the case that in order
>>> to track this down, you'd need to go through a reasonable degree of
>>> debugging with PSS.
>>>
>>> You might be experiencing this:
>>>
>>> 830381 Server Responsiveness Degrades and Queries Time Out When You Run
>>> the DNS
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830381
>>>
>>> HTH
>>> --
>>> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
>>> Windows Platform Support Team
>>> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>>>
>>> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to
>>> email me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>>>
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>> "Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> newsUG9fzBJFHA.236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Not a bad thought Kevin, but these boxes aren't forwarded to each
>>>> other.
>>>>
>>>> These 2 boxes are our 'public' DNS servers, and neither is forwarded.
>>>> (our internal DNS servers ARE forwarded to these 2)
>>>>
>>>> I wasn't having any problems until these machines were upgraded to
>>>> Windows 2003. They ran with this DNS config for 3 years on Win2K.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Blake
>>>>
>>>> "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
>>>> newsptSKkBJFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>>>> Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
>>>>> Then Kevin replied below:
>>>>>> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
>>>>>> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
>>>>>> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
>>>>>> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
>>>>>> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
>>>>>> searching but no solutions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Both boxes?
>>>>> Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
>>>>> If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your
>>>>> behavior.
>>>>> Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to
>>>>> another
>>>>> DNS server that does not forward back in.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
>>>>> Hope This Helps
>>>>> ===================================
>>>>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
>>>>> via your newsreader so that others may learn and
>>>>> benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
>>>>> me remove the nospam. from my email address.
>>>>> ===================================
>>>>> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
>>>>> ===================================
>>>>> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
>>>>> It will strip signature out and more
>>>>> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
>>>>> ===================================
>>>>> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
>>>>> with OEBackup:
>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>>>>> ===================================
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Hi Blake

Yeah that's right. Just contact support in your region and request the fix.

Kind regards
--
Mark Renoden [MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com

Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
me; I'll post a response back to the group.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%232W3cDPJFHA.2764@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, Mark.
>
> I'll need to call MS to get that hotfix, correct?
>
> Blake
>
> "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ROWSsOJFHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Blake
>>
>> If you're considering a rebuild of a box anyway, it can't hurt to try the
>> latest dns.exe binary to see if the issue you've got has been fixed.
>> While not the approach you'd normally take with a production server, the
>> fact that you're considering a clean install lends itself to this test.
>>
>> Not all code changes are documented and hotfix releases include all prior
>> code changes. The latest dns.exe binary I can see for Windows Server
>> 2003 is in:
>>
>> 887597 A DNS forwarder disappears after you restart the DNS Server
>> service in
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887597
>>
>> While this article isn't specific to your issue, it is the latest version
>> which will roll in all earlier code changes.
>>
>> Another option may be to log an incident with PSS and have them track
>> down the cause of the issue with appropriate logging.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> --
>> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
>> Windows Platform Support Team
>> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>>
>> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email
>> me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u%23j51YOJFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> The memory usage of DNS.EXE also starts climbing and gets upwards of 67
>>> Megabytes. I would understand if there was some memory utilization for
>>> the DNS cache, but this seems excessive. DNS is not normally considered
>>> a real intensive service.
>>>
>>> I have considered re-loading one of these machines - do a clean install
>>> of Win2k3 instead of an upgrade. I have also considered simply waiting
>>> for SP1 to be released. Not sure what I should do.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> newscf6%23xDJFHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi Blake
>>>>
>>>> I've seen a number of code revisions to dns.exe for Windows Server 2003
>>>> in the form of hotfixes but none of them have been to specifically
>>>> address the issue you're describing. It may be the case that in order
>>>> to track this down, you'd need to go through a reasonable degree of
>>>> debugging with PSS.
>>>>
>>>> You might be experiencing this:
>>>>
>>>> 830381 Server Responsiveness Degrades and Queries Time Out When You Run
>>>> the DNS
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830381
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>> --
>>>> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
>>>> Windows Platform Support Team
>>>> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>>>>
>>>> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to
>>>> email me; I'll post a response back to the group.
>>>>
>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights.
>>>>
>>>> "Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> newsUG9fzBJFHA.236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Not a bad thought Kevin, but these boxes aren't forwarded to each
>>>>> other.
>>>>>
>>>>> These 2 boxes are our 'public' DNS servers, and neither is forwarded.
>>>>> (our internal DNS servers ARE forwarded to these 2)
>>>>>
>>>>> I wasn't having any problems until these machines were upgraded to
>>>>> Windows 2003. They ran with this DNS config for 3 years on Win2K.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Blake
>>>>>
>>>>> "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in
>>>>> message newsptSKkBJFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> In news:ey22YABJFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>>>>> Blake <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> commented
>>>>>> Then Kevin replied below:
>>>>>>> My DNS servers (Win2k3 upgraded over Win2k) will run
>>>>>>> flawlessly for several days/weeks. The CPU utlitization
>>>>>>> will slowly climb until they get to a point where they
>>>>>>> peg my processor. This happens on both boxes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there a memory leak with the newest version of DNS
>>>>>>> server? I have seen reports of this behavior in my web
>>>>>>> searching but no solutions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Both boxes?
>>>>>> Any chance the DNS on these two boxes are forwarding to each other?
>>>>>> If they are, then this will cause a DNS loop which results in your
>>>>>> behavior.
>>>>>> Do not forward two DNS servers to each other, always forward out to
>>>>>> another
>>>>>> DNS server that does not forward back in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
>>>>>> Hope This Helps
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