RAS 1.X with NETBIOSTIMEOUT and NETBIOSRETRIES (101526)

SYMPTOMS

When you are loading RAS 1.X, the server responds with this error message:

The REMOTEACCESS service could not be started.
NET3055: A problem exists with the system configuration:
Security failure.

Error Log: NET3299: RAS0755: The Remote Access Service has not been granted permission to start.

CAUSE

Using the default parameters in the AsyBEUI sections of Protocol.ini and adjusting the parameters in the NetBEUI section cause you to receive the above errors. Here are the appropriate sections:

Protocol.ini:
.
[ASYBEUI_XIF]
     DRIVERNAME = ASYBEUI$
     BINDINGS = "ASY_NIF"

[ASY_NIF]
     DRIVERNAME=ASYMAC$

[NETBEUI_XIF]
     Drivername = netbeui$
     BINDINGS = "ELNK3_NIF"
     SESSIONS = 124
     NCBS = 255
     NAMES= 50
     NETBIOSTIMEOUT = 2000
     NETBIOSRETRIES = 8
     T1 = 1500
     T2 = 600
     TI = 3000
----------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIG.SYS:

IFS=C:\LANMAN\NETPROG\HPFS386.IFS /I:C:\LANMAN /CACHE:4096
/AUTOCHECK:C /MRAS:594

Device drivers are normal ELNK3, ASYBEUI, NETBEUI and COMTOKR

WORKAROUND

To get RAS to load, use information in the table below to alter NETBIOSTIMEOUT and/or NETBIOSRETRIES, in the NetBEUI section of Protocol.ini.

NetBiosRetries       NetBiosTimeOut    Successful TOTAL
--------------       --------------    ---------- -----
     5               2000                yes      10000
     5               2100                yes      10500
     5               2200                yes      11000
     5               2300                yes      11500
     5               2400                yes      12000
     5               2500                 no      12500
     5               4000                 no      20000
     6               2000                yes      12000
     7               1500                yes      10500
     7               2000                 no      14000
     8               1500                yes      12000
     8               2000                 no      16000
     9               1000                yes       9000
     9               1500                 no      13500
     10              1350                yes      13500
     10              1400                 no      14000
     12              1000                yes      12000
     13              1000                yes      13000
     13              1020                yes      13260
     13              1025                yes      13325
     15              1000                 no      15000

RAS loads if the product of the two parameters is less than 13000 and NETBIOSTIMEOUT is less than 2400.