Cannot Connect to Any Resources Over a RAS Link Using IPX

ID: Q242358

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you dial a Windows 2000-based Remote Access Services (RAS) server using only the IPX/SPX protocol, you may not be able to view or use any network resources on computers running Microsoft operating systems. You can connect to NetWare resources using Client Services for NetWare.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because routing of type 20 broadcast packets is disabled by default in Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, enable type 20 packets:

Start the Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS) snap-in.

Double-click IPX Routing to expand it.

Click NetBIOS Broadcasts.

In the right pane, right click Dial-In Clients, and then click Properties.

Under Deliver Broadcasts, click Always or Only when interface is up.

You can also enable type 20 packets by using the Netsh utility. In Windows 2000 Professional, this is the only way to enable these packets. To enable type 20 packets with Netsh, type the following line at a command prompt:

netsh routing ipx netbios set interface dial-in bcastaccept=enabled bcastdeliver=enabled

For more information about the options for this command, type the following line:

netsh routing ipx netbios set interface ?

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Type 20 broadcasts are disabled by default because they create too much traffic over a slow link.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbnetwork
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb