FIX: DCOM Bindings Are Not Updated When Dialing ISP

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This article was previously published under Q269242

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SYMPTOMS

When a Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) client connects to a DCOM server, the bindings may not contain the correct IP address if the server is on an Internet service Provider (ISP).

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CAUSE

DCOM is not notified of IP address changes, so it always returns the bindings it obtains at boot time.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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

   Date      Time   Version        Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   8/16/00   5:31p  5.0.2195.2103  183,056    Rpcss.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  165,648    Catsrv.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  563,984    Catsrvut.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  94,992     Clbcatex.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  508,176    Clbcatq.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  1,393,424  Comsvcs.dll
   08/16/00  5:30p  2000.2.3458.0  234,256    Es.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  640,784    Msdtcprx.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  1,120,528  Msdtctm.dll
   08/16/00  5:30p  2000.2.3458.0  52,496     Mtxclu.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  23,824     Mtxdm.dll
   08/16/00  5:30p  2000.2.3458.0  104,208    Mtxoci.dll
   07/13/00  8:22p  5.0.2195.2103  937,232    Ole32.dll
   08/16/00  5:29p  2000.2.3458.0  382,224    Txfaux.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

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