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Q173533: WinNT Radius Client Sends Incomplete Accounting Information

Article: Q173533
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp4fix
Last Modified: 20-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service Update for Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you have a Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) server that is using
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication and
accounting, you may notice that one or more of the following fields of
accounting information are not logged on your RADIUS Server:

  NAS-Identifier
  NAS-Port
  Acct-Session-Id
  Framed-Protocol

RESOLUTION
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Obtain the Routing & Remote Access Service Hotfix Update mentioned below.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Routing and Remote Access Update
for Windows NT Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the Routing
& Remote Access Service Hotfix Update. You can obtain this update from
Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet at the following location:

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/

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: missing null incomplete

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp4fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch kbAudDeveloper kbRRASNTSearch kbRRASNT400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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