How to Identify 128-Bit Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking Client

 Last reviewed: February 26, 1998
Article ID: Q104292
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Dial-Up Networking 1.2 Upgrade includes the ability for Dial-Up Networking (DUN) clients to connect to a Microsoft Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS) server using 128-bit data encryption. This article describes how to determine whether your Windows 95-based DUN client supports this level of encryption.

MORE INFORMATION

To determine if your DUN client supports 128-bit encryption, use the following steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders. In the Named box, type "pppmac.vxd" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.

  2. In the list of found files, right-click the Pppmac.vxd file in the Windows\System folder, and then click Properties.

  3. Click the Version tab.

  4. In the Item Name box, click Internal Name. If your computer is capable of using 128-bit encryption, the text in the Value box displays: 

          PPPMAC 128 bit

For additional information about 128-bit encryption, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q169895
   TITLE     : Enabling 128-bit Encryption for Routing and Remote Access

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172215
   TITLE     : How to Force 128-bit Data Encryption for RAS

Additional query words: encrypt encrypted secure
Keywords : dun ntnetserv ntras NTSrvWkst win95 kbnetwork kbfasttip
Version : Windows:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: February 26, 1998
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