Environment
Products:
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.8 for Windows 2003
Configuration:
eDirectory server name is resolvable via DNS.
SLP is disabled or not configured
Situation
Symptom:
The network address attribute
for the ncspServer object is populated with the address and port 0
or a random port number eg. 147.11.68.199:0
Dhost will stop randomly and
mswinsock on top of the stack.
Change:
When SLP is disabled, DNS is
used to resolve servers names for eDirectory. If dsrepair is then
used to repair the address, the address is then found
via DNS, this information is placed into the address part of
the attribute and the protocol type is set to udp. The port is
not populated.
Checking server: .TestServ-NDS.Resources.Novell
ERROR: Adding a Network Address Property :
Address Type = UDP, data[6] = 147.220.100.252:0
Checking server: .TestServ-NDS.Resources.Novell
ERROR: Adding a Network Address Property :
Address Type = UDP, data[6] = 147.220.100.252:0
Resolution
Fix:
This problem is addressed in dsrepair.dml post eDirectory
8.7.3.8 release of eDirectory.
Workaround:
If no action is taken the limber process can repair this issue
over time. It can also be forced by executing the limber process on
each of the servers effected.