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Q101526: RAS 1.X with NETBIOSTIMEOUT and NETBIOSRETRIES

Article: Q101526
Product(s): Microsoft LAN Manager
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

SYMPTOMS
========

When you are loading RAS 1.X, the server responds with this error message:

  The REMOTEACCESS service could not be started.
  NET3055: A problem exists with the system configuration:
  Security failure.

  Error Log: NET3299: RAS0755: The Remote Access Service has not been granted
  permission to start.

CAUSE
=====

Using the default parameters in the AsyBEUI sections of Protocol.ini and
adjusting the parameters in the NetBEUI section cause you to receive the above
errors. Here are the appropriate sections:

Protocol.ini:
.
[ASYBEUI_XIF]
    DRIVERNAME = ASYBEUI$
    BINDINGS = "ASY_NIF"

[ASY_NIF]
    DRIVERNAME=ASYMAC$

[NETBEUI_XIF]
    Drivername = netbeui$
    BINDINGS = "ELNK3_NIF"
    SESSIONS = 124
    NCBS = 255
    NAMES= 50
    NETBIOSTIMEOUT = 2000<7F>
    NETBIOSRETRIES = 8
    T1 = 1500
    T2 = 600
    TI = 3000
----------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIG.SYS:

IFS=C:\LANMAN\NETPROG\HPFS386.IFS /I:C:\LANMAN /CACHE:4096
/AUTOCHECK:C /MRAS:594

Device drivers are normal ELNK3, ASYBEUI, NETBEUI and COMTOKR

WORKAROUND
==========

To get RAS to load, use information in the table below to alter NETBIOSTIMEOUT
and/or NETBIOSRETRIES, in the NetBEUI section of Protocol.ini.

NetBiosRetries       NetBiosTimeOut    Successful TOTAL
--------------       --------------    ---------- -----
    5               2000                yes      10000
    5               2100                yes      10500
    5               2200                yes      11000
    5               2300                yes      11500
    5               2400                yes      12000
    5               2500                 no      12500
    5               4000                 no      20000
    6               2000                yes      12000
    7               1500                yes      10500
    7               2000                 no      14000
    8               1500                yes      12000
    8               2000                 no      16000
    9               1000                yes       9000
    9               1500                 no      13500
    10              1350                yes      13500
    10              1400                 no      14000
    12              1000                yes      12000
    13              1000                yes      13000
    13              1020                yes      13260
    13              1025                yes      13325
    15              1000                 no      15000

RAS loads if the product of the two parameters is less than 13000 and
NETBIOSTIMEOUT is less than 2400.

Additional query words: RAS

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