Dcdiag Connectivity Test Does Not Succeed and Displays "')" for the Host Name

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This article was previously published under Q291383

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SYMPTOMS

When you run the Dcdiag.exe tool, you may receive an error message similar to:

Starting test: Connectivity
* Active Directory LDAP Services Check
The host ') could not be resolved to a valid IP address.
Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc.
......................... hostname failed test Connectivity

Note that "')" is displayed instead of a host name. Other ASCII characters besides "')" (for example, "†%") may also be displayed instead of the host name.

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CAUSE

This issue occurs because the variable for the server name is not properly sent to the output device.

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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
   ------------------------------------------------------
   09-Aug-2001  15:39  5.0.2195.4111  217,872  Dcdiag.exe

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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 3.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

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