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How to troubleshoot connectivity issues in MS DTC by using the DTCPing tool

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to troubleshoot connectivity issues in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) by using the DTCPing tool.

By using the DTCPing tool, you can test the name resolution between two computers. You can also test the remote procedure call (RPC) communication between two computers. Additionally, you can obtain the following information by using the DTCPing tool:

MS DTC security settings
RPC port range information
MS DTC
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CID
registry key information

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MORE INFORMATION

Download information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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Download the Dtcping.exe package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/0/0/d00c8f6b-135d-4441-a97b-9de16a1935c1/dtcping.exe)

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ ) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

The Dtcping.exe package contains the following files.

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Dtcping.exe	1.9.0.1	266,308	29-Jul-2005	00:54
Dtcping.pdb	Not Applicable	1,000,448	29-Jul-2005	00:54
HowtoAnalyze_Dtcping_Output.txt	Not Applicable	4,530	27-Jul-2005	15:38
Machinea_failure.log	Not Applicable	1,560	24-Nov-2003	22:59
Machinea_success.log	Not Applicable	1,901	24-Nov-2003	22:21
Machineb_failure.log	Not Applicable	999	24-Nov-2003	22:55
Machineb_success.log	Not Applicable	1,750	24-Nov-2003	22:31
Readme.txt	Not Applicable	3,244	27-Jul-2005	15:32

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Troubleshooting information

The Dtcping.exe package includes the following text files that describe how to use the DTCPing tool:

See the Readme.txt file for information about how to test RPC communication and MS DTC communication between two computers.
See the HowtoAnalyze_Dtcping_Output.txt file for information about how to obtain RPC port information,
CID
registry key information, and other MS DTC-related information.

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REFERENCES

For more information about how to troubleshoot MS DTC by using the DTCPing tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

306843 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306843/ ) How to troubleshoot MS DTC firewall issues

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