RRAS Hotfix Update 1.0 Release Notes

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q159573

The information in this article applies to the following:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Routing and Remote Access Service Update for Windows NT Server version 4.0

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This article contains a copy of the Routing and Remote Access Upgrade for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Hotfix Update 1.0 Release Notes. Routing and Remote Access Upgrade for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Hotfix Update 1.0 is available at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/communications/routing&ras.htm

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

   http://www.microsoft.com/

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 Routing and Remote Access Upgrade for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
                     Hotfix Update 1.0 Release Notes

  (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997

Please use this document to address questions which may arise during the installation of this hotfix for the Routing and Remote Access Upgrade for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server.

Contents

1.0 Information on installing this update 2.0 New features added in this update 3.0 List of issues fixed in this update

1.0 INFORMATION ON INSTALLING THIS UPDATE

This hotfix requires that you already have the Routing and Remote Access Service Upgrade for Windows NT 4.0 Server installed on your system. There are no other requirements to install this hotfix. The Routing and Remote Access Service Upgrade can be found at:

   http://backoffice.microsoft.com/downtrial/moreinfo/rasup.asp

This hotfix is packaged in an auto-install format. Double-click the executable name or type the executable name at a command prompt to install it. For this hotfix, type "rrasfixi.exe" for x86 platforms or "rrasfixa.exe" for Alpha platforms (without the quotation marks).

The files can also be extracted from the hotfix without installing them. To do this, copy the hotfix to a temporary directory, and type "rrasfixi /x" or "rrasfixa /x" at a command prompt (without the quotation marks). After extracting the files, the hotfix can be installed by typing "hotfix" at a command prompt (without the quotation marks).

The files that are replaced on your computer when installing this hotfix are copied into a directory called $NtUninstallQ159573$ under your Windows NT 4.0 install directory.

The symbol files are available in the downloadable files named "rrassymi.exe" for x86 platforms or "rrassyma.exe" for Alpha platforms (without the quotation marks).

2.0 NEW FEATURES ADDED IN THIS UPDATE

2.1 Allowing PPP clients to connect without authentication Setting this registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\PPP\ForceEncryp tedPassword

to (DWORD) 3 allows the server to accept incoming PPP clients without authentication.

2.2 Using MS-CHAP with Radius authentication In order to enable MS-CHAP with RADIUS authentication, you must add a registry value

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\PPP\CHAP\OfferM SCHAP

and set it to (DWORD) 1. Once this is enabled every incoming PPP connection will be offered MS-CHAP, and MS-CHAP will be used to authenticate each PPP user against the Radius server that your RAS server is using.

3.0 LIST OF ISSUES FIXED IN THIS UPDATE

All bug fixes contained in this hotfix are listed below. You can query the Microsoft Knowledge Base to find an article about a specific bug by using the Qxxxxxx number that is assigned to the bug. The Microsoft Knowledge Base can be found on the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/support/

   Q172290  Routing and Remote Access "Out of Buffers" Event Logs
   Q176689  RRAS Requires hotfix when Using Proxy 2.0
   Q173533  WinNT Radius Client Sends Incomplete Accounting Information
   Q176506  Radius Accounting Only Logs One Entry for Multilink Client
   Q173532  Radius Authentication Causes Access Violation in Mprouter.exe
   Q172512  Routing and Remote Access Event ID 20100
   Q176502  RAS Authentication Rechallenge Resets Compression Flag
   Q176209  RAS or RRAS Server Fails to Answer Incoming Calls
   Q167038  RAS Clients Run Winsock and RPC Applications Slowly
   Q171061  RIP Does Not Advertise Zero Subnets
   Q160517  RRAS May Decrement Local Static Route Metric
   Q176082  RRAS Server Updates Link State Database but not Route Table
   Q162834  RRAS Stops Routing After Encountering Zero Checksum
   Q104296  RRAS Uses Larger MTU Than Other OSPF Routers

Additional query words: read-me service pack sp servpack
Keywords : ntnetserv ntrouter NTSrv kbreadme
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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