DNS Address from RAS Server Not Passed to RAS Client

 Last reviewed: November 12, 1997
Article ID: Q142303
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Your Windows NT RAS client is configured for a server assigned IP address, but does not get a Domain Name Service (DNS) server address from the Windows NT RAS server.

The RAS server is configured to use DHCP to assign remote TCP/IP client addresses. The DHCP server is configured to give out DNS server addresses. The RAS server itself has a DNS address configured, but this address is not being passed along to the RAS clients.

CAUSE

Currently, a Windows NT RAS server that has obtained a DNS server address through DHCP will not pass this address on to its RAS clients.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue with Windows NT version 3.51, you must manually configure the RAS server with a DNS server address using the following steps:

  1. From Control Panel double-click Network.

  2. Click TCP/IP Protocol, click Configure, and click DNS.

  3. Enter the DNS server address and click Close.

  4. Restart the RAS Server when prompted.

To resolve this issue with Windows NT version 4.0, obtain the latest Service Pack.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 2.20 3.11 4.00
Keywords : NTPROTOCOL NTRAS NTSrvWkst kbbug kbnetwork
Version : 3.51
Platform : NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: November 12, 1997
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