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Q159573: RRAS Hotfix Update 1.0 Release Notes

Article: Q159573
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbreadme
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server 
- Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service Update for Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a copy of the Routing and Remote Access Upgrade for
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Hotfix Update 1.0 Release Notes. Routing and
Remote Access Upgrade for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Hotfix Update 1.0 is
available at:

  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/commserv/exec/feature/routing.asp

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may
change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the
following address:

  http://www.microsoft.com/

MORE INFORMATION
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Please use this document to address questions which may arise during the
installation of this hotfix for the Routing and Remote Access Upgrade for
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server.

1.0 Information On Installing This Update
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This hotfix requires that you already have the Routing and Remote Access Service
Upgrade for Windows NT 4.0 Server installed on your system. There are no other
requirements to install this hotfix. The Routing and Remote Access Service
Upgrade can be found at:

  http://www.microsoft.com/servers

This hotfix is packaged in an auto-install format. Double-click the executable
name or type the executable name at a command prompt to install it. For this
hotfix, type "rrasfixi.exe" (without the quotation marks) for x86 platforms or
"rrasfixa.exe" (without the quotation marks) for Alpha platforms.

The files can also be extracted from the hotfix without installing them. To do
this, copy the hotfix to a temporary directory, and type "rrasfixi /x" (without
the quotation marks) or "rrasfixa /x" (without the quotation marks) at a command
prompt. After extracting the files, the hotfix can be installed by typing
"hotfix" (without the quotation marks) at a command prompt.

The files that are replaced on your computer when you install this hotfix are
copied into a directory called $NtUninstallQ159573$ under your Windows NT 4.0
install directory.

The symbol files are available in the downloadable files named "rrassymi.exe" for
x86 platforms or "rrassyma.exe" for Alpha platforms (without the quotation
marks).

2.0 New Features Added In This Update
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2.1 Allowing PPP clients to connect without authentication
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Setting this registry key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\PPP\ForceEncryptedPassword

to (DWORD) 3 allows the server to accept incoming PPP clients without
authentication.

2.2 Using MS-CHAP with Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication
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In order to enable MS-CHAP with RADIUS authentication, you must add a registry
value of:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\PPP\CHAP\OfferMSCHAP

and set it to (DWORD) 1. Once this is enabled every incoming PPP connection will
be offered MS-CHAP, and MS-CHAP will be used to authenticate each PPP user
against the RADIUS server that your RAS server is using.

3.0 List Of Issues Fixed In This Update
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All bug fixes contained in this hotfix are listed below. You can query the
Microsoft Knowledge Base to find an article about a specific bug by using the
Q<xxxxxx> number that is assigned to the bug. The Microsoft Knowledge Base
can be found on the Microsoft Web site at:

  http://www.microsoft.com/support/

  Q172290 Routing and Remote Access "Out of Buffers" Event Logs
  Q176689 RRAS Requires hotfix when Using Proxy 2.0
  Q173533 WinNT Radius Client Sends Incomplete Accounting Information
  Q176506 Radius Accounting Only Logs One Entry for Multilink Client
  Q173532 Radius Authentication Causes Access Violation in Mprouter.exe
  Q172512 Routing and Remote Access Event ID 20100
  Q176502 RAS Authentication Rechallenge Resets Compression Flag
  Q176209 RAS or RRAS Server Fails to Answer Incoming Calls
  Q167038 RAS Clients Run Winsock and RPC Applications Slowly
  Q171061 RIP Does Not Advertise Zero Subnets
  Q160517 RRAS May Decrement Local Static Route Metric
  Q176082 RRAS Server Updates Link State Database but not Route Table
  Q162834 RRAS Stops Routing After Encountering Zero Checksum
  Q104296 RRAS Uses Larger MTU Than Other OSPF Routers

Additional query words: read-me service pack sp servpack

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Keywords          : kbreadme 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbAudDeveloper kbRRASNTSearch kbRRASNT400
Version           : :4.0

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