Fixing error: IP-based AUTD failed to initialize.
After installing update MS08-037 on Small Business Server 2003 some people are noticing random problems with services. MS08-037 is an update to help prevent DNS spoofing. One of the problems I ran across after this update is:
IP-based AUTD failed to initialize. Error code: [0x80004005].
and
IP-based AUTD failed to initialize because the processing of notifications could not be setup. Error code [0x80004005]. Verify that no other applications are currently bound to UDP port [2883], or try specifying a different port number.
These errors were in the event viewer and the Source of them was Server ActiveSync.
The way to fix this is to add these ports to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ReservedPorts registry key:
- 1645-1646 – Used by IAS
- 1701-1701 – Used by L2TP
- 1812-1813 – Used by IAS
- 2883-2883 – Used by AUTD
- 4500-4500 – Used by IPSEC
Don’t delete anything in this key, you can just add the new ports below the current ones so that it looks like this:
After you add the ports, reboot the server and you’re good to go.
Please note that this fix should be a preventative measure. Even though the update was released in July 2008 and you haven’t had any issues yet, that doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. It could take months or years but it could still pop up down the road.
You can find more information about this at technet:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956189
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956188
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