Using SMS Remote Control and RAS to Control a WFW Client

Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
Article ID: Q130417

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.0

This article describes how to use the SMS Remote Control functions and Remote Access Service (RAS) to control a Windows for Workgroups client.

NOTE: The Windows for Workgroups client must not have the network card software loaded. If it does, Systems Management Server records the NIC in the database and tries to make the connections that way. Systems Management Server must see the remote client as a RAS connection.

To setup Remote Control for a successful connection:

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From the Windows for Workgroups client:

a. Reconfigure the Windows for Workgroups client network setup so that

      RAS is the only network adapter, and NetBEUI is the default protocol.

b. Delete the existing SMS.INI file and the existing MS\SMS directory

      tree.

c. Remove the SMSRUN16.EXE from the LOAD= line in the [windows] section

      of the WIN.INI file.

d. Reboot the Windows for Workgroups client. Do not log on to the

      Systems Management Server server yet.

From the Systems Management Server server:

a. Delete the existing client from the Systems Management Server

      database.

b. Run Registry Editor and add some new LANAs and increase their

      timeouts:

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
           \Microsoft\SMS\Components\SightNT\Lana
         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
           \Microsoft\SMS\Components\SightNT\TimeOut

   c. Delete the Machine name if it is present.

   d. Make sure that an NdisWAN driver is the first protocol for the RAS
      server. To do this, run Control Panel, choose Network, select
      NetBIOS Interface, and then choose Configure.

   e. If any changes were made, re-boot the server.

Additional query words: prodsms sms wfw wfwg time-outs
Keywords : kbnetwork ntconfig nthowto smsdatabase
Version : 1.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
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