RAS Client May Not Connect to a Windows NT4.0 SP4 RAS Server

ID: Q223778

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

After you apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4), a Windows NT 4.0 RAS client may not be able to connect to a Windows NT 4.0 SP4 RAS server when the RAS client chooses Windows NT 3.1 as the dial-up server type. This problem occurs on all Far East versions of Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4, but not on other languages.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 4.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The Pan Chinese version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   02/06/99  10:43a               28,432  Rassauth.dll  (x86)
   02/06/99  10:43a               53,008  Rassauth.dll  (Alpha)

The Simplified Chinese version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   02/06/99  10:43a               28,432  Rassauth.dll  (x86)
   02/06/99  10:43a               53,008  Rassauth.dll  (Alpha)

The Traditional Chinese version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   02/06/99  10:43a               28,432  Rassauth.dll  (x86)
   02/06/99  10:43a               53,008  Rassauth.dll  (Alpha)

The Japanese version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   02/06/99  10:43a               29,632  Rassauth.dll  (x86)
   02/06/99  10:43a               53,008  Rassauth.dll  (Alpha)

The Korean version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   02/06/99  10:43a               28,432  Rassauth.dll  (x86)
   02/06/99  10:43a               53,008  Rassauth.dll  (Alpha)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug