Problem : The DNS server received a bad TCP-based DNS message from 192.168.128.5. The packet was rejected or ignored. The event data contains the DNS packet.

Problem : The DNS server received a bad TCP-based DNS message from 192.168.128.5.  The packet was rejected or ignored. The event data contains the DNS packet.

Hello,

I’ve been getting this message in my DNS Event Log on my Win2003 server.

The DNS server received a bad TCP-based DNS message from 192.168.128.5.  The packet was rejected or ignored. The event data contains the DNS packet.

What does it mean?


 

Solution: The DNS server received a bad TCP-based DNS message from 192.168.128.5.  The packet was rejected or ignored. The event data contains the DNS packet.

That may be where your issue is starting from. The entries in your dns server (tcpip – advanced)section should be your own dns servers. In the dns service manager, you have the forwarder tab. this is where you should have your ISP dns entries. Then, all clients look to your dns servers for resolution. The servers lookin AD for the answers and if they cannot find it, they use the forwarder entries to go out to the Internet.