Microsoft KB Archive/114687

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Setting Number of Rings for RAS Server Auto-Answer in NT 3.5x

Article ID: 114687

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q114687

The number of rings a Remote Access Service (RAS) server's modem allows before answering is easily configurable.

A network administrator may have RAS running on a Windows NT Server or Advanced Server and want to share the phone line between another device (a fax machine, for example) and the RAS modem. This article describes how to set the number of rings the modem waits before answering.

To edit the MODEM.INF file found in WINNT\SYSTEM32\RAS, find the section relating to your modem, and change the value on the COMMAND_LISTEN line (the last line in the example below) to the number of rings you want before the modem answers.

NOTE: You must re-boot the NT server before the change will take effect.

   [Hayes Compatible 9600]
   <speaker_on>=M1
   <speaker_off>=M0
   <autodial_on>=ATDT
   <autodial_off>=ATX3D
   CALLBACKTIME=10
   DEFAULTOFF=
   MAXCARRIERBPS=9600
   MAXCONNECTBPS=9600

   COMMAND_INIT=AT&F&C1&D2 V1 S0=0 S2=128 S7=55<speaker><cr>
   COMMAND_DIAL=<autodial><phonenumber><cr>
   COMMAND_LISTEN=ATS0=1<cr>
        

Additional query words: prodnt ras modem

Keywords: kbnetwork KB114687

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