RAS Script with Set IPADDR May Fail with 3Com Defender Add-on

 Last reviewed: May 19, 1997
Article ID: Q163214
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use a script that modifies the dynamically assigned IP address with Dial-Up Networking to connect to a 3Com NetBuilder that is running Defender Security Add-on, the Dial-Up Networking client uses the initial PPP assigned IP address.

CAUSE

3Com Defender Security Add-on assigns a new IP address to the client that is connecting to it. While this negotiation occurs without a problem, the IP address that is returned by the "getip" function of the script is not put into the PPP IP address field by the "set ipaddr" function of the script.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft 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: 4.00 prodnt dun
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp3 ntras NTSrvWkst nttcp kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 4.00
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 19, 1997
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