Article ID: 838573
Article Last Modified on 5/21/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2
For a Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1 version of this article, see 824348.
SYMPTOMS
After you establish a virtual private network (VPN) or Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) (VPN/PPTP) connection to a network whose subnet includes the subnet of the base network, the client cannot communicate.
For example, if the base subnet is 10.20.x.x, and if the VPN/PPTP subnet is 10.x.x.x, you cannot reach any network destinations.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because the IP routing table is not set up correctly.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix Information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 838573. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:
837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products
Prerequisites
This fix is supported only when all previously issued fixes for this product have also been installed.
Restart Requirement
After you install this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu.
Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File Information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 781,048 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-armv4.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 781,048 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-armv4i.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 793,336 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-mipsii.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 793,336 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-mipsii_fp.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 797,432 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-mipsiv.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 797,432 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-mipsiv_fp.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 768,760 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-sh3.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 768,760 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-sh4.exe 06-Apr-2004 01:28 4.21 752,376 Wincepb42-040405-kb838573-x86.exe
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:36 398,112 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:36 241,682 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:36 398,712 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:36 242,358 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:36 414,210 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:36 248,830 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:36 414,272 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:36 248,868 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:37 417,802 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:36 250,720 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:37 417,864 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:37 250,758 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:37 361,792 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:37 227,278 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:37 361,636 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:37 226,940 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:37 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 17-Mar-2004 22:36 354,700 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 17-Mar-2004 22:36 211,090 Ppp2app.lib 17-Mar-2004 22:36 102,400 Ppp2app.pdb
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
After you apply this update, and when you set up VPN connections that have this problem, you must also set the RASEO_RemoteDefaultGateway flag. You can find this flag in the dwfOptions member of the RASENTRY structure that is passed to the RasSetEntryProperties function.
For more information about the RasSetEntryProperties function, visit the following MSDN Web site:
For additional information about a similar issue in Windows CE .NET 4.1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822160 FIX: You cannot use virtual private network (VPN) or Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) over certain networks
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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