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Q246954: Unattended RAS Installation Prompts for New IP Address

Article: Q246954
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you perform an unattended Setup with the following information

  [RASParamSection]
  ...
  StaticAddressBegin = 10.0.0.1
  StaticAddressEnd = 10.0.0.10
  ...

you receive the following error message:

  RAS unattended install failed because you specified an invalid IP address in
  the StaticAddressBegin value. Do you want RAS setup to continue in the
  attended mode?

This error message occurs only when a zero is specified in the second or third
octet.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later:

  Date      Time                 Size     File name     Platform
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  11/18/1999  07:19p             153,872  Rascfg.dll    x86
  11/18/1999  07:18p             231,696  Rascfg.dll    Alpha



1. Rename the Rascfg.dl_ file to Rascfg.org on the distribution server.

2. Copy the Rascfg.dll file from this hotfix to the distribution server.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159203 PRB: Unattended Install Prompts for New IP If Zero Is in Address

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400PreSP7Fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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