RAS Authentication Retry Dialog Box Skipped

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SUMMARY

On your computer running Windows NT Workstation, when you run Remote Access Service (RAS) to call a RAS server and you enter an incorrect user name or password in the RAS Authentication dialog box, the authentication retry dialog box does not appear if your local logon credentials are the same as the ones defined for you on the remote network. This is because RAS automatically compares your local logon credentials to the remote credentials if you initially enter an incorrect user name or password in the RAS Authentication dialog box.

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce the problem, run RAS, select the entry for the server you are calling, choose Edit, and then clear the "Authenticate using current user name and password" option. Choose Dial and leave the RAS Authentication dialog box username, password, and Domain fields blank. Now RAS automatically checks whether your local logon credentials match your remote logon credentials and proceeds as follows:

• If they match, RAS grants you access without prompting you with the Retry Authentication dialog box.
• If they differ, the retry authentication dialog box appears and RAS grants you access only if you enter the correct remote logon credentials.