Microsoft KB Archive/304697

= Some Wireless Values for the RADIUS Attributes Are Not Available =

Article ID: 304697

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q304697



SYMPTOMS
When you use wireless technology with Windows 2000, some of the following values for Acct-Terminate-Cause, NAS-Port-Type, and Tunnel-Type attributes are not in the dictionary:

Values for RADIUS Attribute 49, Acct-Terminate-Cause [RFC 2866]
19 Supplicant Restart [Congdon]

20 Reauthentication Failure [Congdon]

21 Port Reinit [Congdon]

22 Port Disabled [Congdon]

Values for RADIUS Attribute 61, NAS-Port-Type [RFC 2865]
20 Token-Ring [Congdon]

21 FDDI [Congdon]

Values for RADIUS Attribute 64, Tunnel-Type [RFC 2868]
13 Virtual LANs (VLAN) [Congdon]



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

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 about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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

  Date         Time    Version        Size     File name 09-Aug-2001 22:21                  413,696  Dnary.mdb 14-Aug-2001 20:34   5.0.2195.4115   97,040  Iasrad.dll 14-Aug-2001 20:34   5.0.2195.4115   97,552  Iassam.dll 14-Aug-2001 20:34   5.0.2195.4115  269,584  Iassdo.dll 14-Aug-2001 20:34   5.0.2195.4115   20,240  Iasuserr.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
RADIUS is an acronym for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service protocol.

For additional information about wireless interoperability issues, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

292053 Can Change Expired Password Without Authorization When Using IAS or RRAS in Windows 2000

303364 Some Wireless Attribute Values Are Not Available in Windows 2000

303362 EAP Authentication Does Not Succeed When You Use EAP Against Internet Authentication Service

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information on how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB304697

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