RAS Can't Connect to Windows NT 3.1 RAS via AT&T BNS 1000Last reviewed: May 13, 1997Article ID: Q107885 |
The information in this article applies to:
SUMMARYA Remote Access Service (RAS) for Windows NT 3.1 server MODEM.INF file will need modification in order to allow RAS for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 clients or RAS for Windows NT 3.1 clients to be successfully authenticated if an AT&T BNS 1000 security switch box (or similar device) is linked in line between the RAS server's serial port and its modem.
Configuration Diagram
RAS client---modem <---phone line---> modem---BNS1000---RAS serverThis information does not apply to RAS 1.0, 1.1, nor 1.1a, because these versions do not include support for any kind of dialogue with a security host such as the AT&T BNS 1000 switch device. NOTE: The AT&T BNS 1000 device has NOT been certified for use with RAS at the time this article was written (November 29, 1993) and Microsoft therefore does NOT support it at this time. However, the following modifications may be all that's needed to operate RAS with this device successfully.
MORE INFORMATIONIf the following modifications to the RAS server's MODEM.INF file are not made, the RAS client user will initially be able to connect to the RAS server's modem, go into RAS' interactive Terminal mode and be successfully authenticated by the AT&T BNS 1000 security device, but then will be disconnected immediately after choosing Done in the Terminal mode. In order for the RAS server to properly wait for the client signal and authenticate RAS callers, do the following:
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