Microsoft KB Archive/240106

= RAS Server Does Not Automatically Disconnect If Client Sends Host Announcement Packets =

Article ID: 240106

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q240106



SYMPTOMS
When you are using TCP/IP over a Remote Access Services (RAS) connection, a Host Announcement packet from the RAS client causes the RAS server to reset the automatic disconnection timer.

On a Windows NT-based computer, the Announce parameter defaults to 720 seconds (or 12 minutes). On a Windows NT-based RAS server, the RAS automatic disconnect parameter defaults to 20 minutes. If the RAS client is also a Windows NT-based computer, the RAS automatic disconnect timer is reset every 12 minutes, and therefore, the RAS client never times out.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack



STATUS
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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