Question : DNS Error Event ID: 6702

Hi,

Am using windows 2003 server DNS server with Active Directory. Am getting the below errors in event viewer logs Frequently.. Please let know how to solve/ stop these errors log. I have only one domain controller in the network..

Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      DNS
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      6702
Date:            8/10/2008
Time:            10:40:11 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      BTECH
Description:
DNS server has updated its own host (A) records.  In order to ensure that its DS-integrated peer DNS servers are able to replicate with this server, an attempt was made to update them with the new records through dynamic update.  An error was encountered during this update, the record data is the error code.
 
If this DNS server does not have any DS-integrated peers, then this error
should be ignored.
 
If this DNS server's Active Directory replication partners do not have the correct IP address(es) for this server, they will be unable to replicate with it.
 
To ensure proper replication:
1) Find this server's Active Directory replication partners that run the DNS server.
2) Open DnsManager and connect in turn to each of the replication partners.
3) On each server, check the host (A record) registration for THIS server.
4) Delete any A records that do NOT correspond to IP addresses of this server.
5) If there are no A records for this server, add at least one A record corresponding to an address on this server, that the replication partner can contact.  (In other words, if there multiple IP addresses for this DNS server, add at least one that is on the same network as the Active Directory DNS server you are updating.)
6) Note, that is not necessary to update EVERY replication partner.  It is only necessary that the records are fixed up on enough replication partners so that every server that replicates with this server will receive (through replication) the new data.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 39 23 00 00               9#..    

Answer : DNS Error Event ID: 6702

If you have only one DNS server is this domain, then you can safely ignore this error after checking the few basics.

-> make sure that this DC has it's HOST A registered in DNS zone

-.>If it's a multi NIC machines, make sure that only one NIC (Internal LAN network) registers in DNS.

-> make sure the "same as parent folder" records are correctly pointing to the DCs ipaddress

For reference, you can refer to the following Microsoft KB article:-

Event ID 6702 occurs when you use a single-label domain name on a Windows Server 2003-based computer                                                           http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914050

It says :- "Note You may safely ignore the event ID 6702 Error event. "