Microsoft KB Archive/289688

= WINS Settings Are Missing on VPN Client =

Article ID: 289688

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q289688



SYMPTOMS
When you establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection to a Windows NT 4.0-based server that is running the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), the client's primary or secondary WINS server settings may be missing.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you have more than 105 VPN ports defined in RRAS, and you set the ports to Dial out and receive calls, instead of setting them to Receive calls only.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use RRAS to set the VPN ports to Receive Calls Only.



MORE INFORMATION
To determine if the client's primary or secondary WINS server settings are missing, run the ipconfig /all command on the client.

In general, servers do not need 105 outgoing VPN connections. A server that is running Windows NT can handle several hundred incoming VPN connections without trouble (depending on memory and other resources). The issue described in this article results from the number of outgoing ports.

RRAS includes the following options:
 * Dial out as a RAS client
 * Receive calls as a RAS server
 * Dial out and receive calls as a demand dial router

This issue occurs if you select Dial out as a RAS client, and there are more than 105 ports.

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