DOCUMENT:Q159573 06-AUG-2002 [winnt] TITLE :RRAS Hotfix Update 1.0 Release Notes PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbreadme ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server - Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service Update for Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= 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/ntserver/commserv/exec/feature/routing.asp 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/ MORE INFORMATION ================ 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. 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://www.microsoft.com/servers 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" (without the quotation marks) for x86 platforms or "rrasfixa.exe" (without the quotation marks) for Alpha platforms. 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" (without the quotation marks) or "rrasfixa /x" (without the quotation marks) at a command prompt. After extracting the files, the hotfix can be installed by typing "hotfix" (without the quotation marks) at a command prompt. The files that are replaced on your computer when you install 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\ForceEncryptedPassword to (DWORD) 3 allows the server to accept incoming PPP clients without authentication. 2.2 Using MS-CHAP with Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to enable MS-CHAP with RADIUS authentication, you must add a registry value of: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\PPP\CHAP\OfferMSCHAP 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 Q 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 : kbreadme Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbAudDeveloper kbRRASNTSearch kbRRASNT400 Version : :4.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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