Unattended RAS Installation Prompts for New IP Address

ID: Q246954

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you perform an unattended Setup with the following information

[RASParamSection]
...
StaticAddressBegin = 10.0.0.1
StaticAddressEnd = 10.0.0.10
...

you receive the following error message:

RAS unattended install failed because you specified an invalid IP address in the StaticAddressBegin value. Do you want RAS setup to continue in the attended mode?

This error message occurs only when a zero is specified in the second or third octet.

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 English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                 Size     File name     Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   11/18/1999  07:19p             153,872  Rascfg.dll    x86
   11/18/1999  07:18p             231,696  Rascfg.dll    Alpha

Rename the Rascfg.dl_ file to Rascfg.org on the distribution server.

Copy the Rascfg.dll file from the latest service pack or from this hotfix onto the distribution server.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q159203 PRB: Unattended Install Prompts for New IP If Zero Is in Address

Additional query words:

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