Unwanted String Begins Messages Redirected by XPAD (97534)
This article was previously published under Q97534
SUMMARY
An incorrect or unwanted string sometimes begins messages
sent through XPAD redirection. The problem is caused by
connection through a NULL modem cable.
SYMPTOMS
The X.25 PAD is often used for testing remote access services
because it allows a PC with a modem to access one PAD COM port,
then redirects the connection to another PAD COM port that has a
LAN Man server running RAS.
Sometimes, however, the first word the RAS client software sends is
unwanted. In one reported instance, the word "client" began every
message, causing a problem because it is an invalid command for the
PAD, which requires a string such as "call/local 1" before it
initiates a redirection.
CAUSE
This can be caused by connecting to the PAD through a null modem
cable.
RESOLUTION
You can fix this by modifying PAD.INF, but it is not the best way
to do it. If your connections are successfully completing, leave
PAD.INF alone and go to the MODEMS.INF file. Find the Null Modem
section. The unwanted string ("client" in the previous example) is
in the Dial Command section. Replace it with "call/local 1" or
whatever string you require.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
7/30/2001 |
| Keywords: |
KB97534 |
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