Article ID: 193596
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q193596
SYMPTOMS
Your server running both Windows NT version 4.0 and the Remote Access Service (RAS) may receive the following event in Event Viewer:
Event ID: 20051
Source: RAS
Type: Error
Description: Using the default value for Registry parameter
RestartTimer because the value given is not in the legal
range for the parameter.
This happens when the following registry settings have been set to higher that 0xFF:
The following registry parameters can be found under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\PPP
RestartTimer
MaxConfigure
MaxFailure
MaxReject
MaxTerminate
The resource kit documentation states that values under the registry key mentioned above can be set as high as 0xFFFFFFFF. The product documentation states this value as unlimited. The maximum is actually 0xFF.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
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