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Problem-W95 VPN connection to NT network

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by jim.burgess

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Servers consist of 2 NT4.0 boxes and 1 W2k box. W98 clients are able to get a VPN connection with access to all resources. W95 clients hardly ever get through. They appear to authenticate but no resources come available. Have seen a W95 client get in once but thats it. W95 client has DUN1.3 and NT servers have latest Svc. Packs. There seems to be an intermittent browser service problem for both W95 and W98 clients. Thanks in advance for your time...

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by nettek

Use the following checklist to resolve your problem:
1. If you are using DHCP to provide the clients with the WINs server and gateway IP addresses, it is often unreliable. Try manually inputting these IP addresss in the TCP/IP properties of the DUNsettings of the clients. You definitely need to do this if you are using static addresses on the clients.
2. For Windows 95 and Windows 95 OSR1 download and install rasupd.exe. For Windows 95 OSR2, install ras2upd.exe. You will find the download link at the MS Knowledge Base under article Q154434 (It solves other problems in addition to "No domain controller available...") You must have DUN1.3 installed first.
3. If you are using laptops, and they connect to your LAN via a nic, allow sufficient time for the master browser to drop them from the browse list before connecting thru the VPN.

If those to tips don't solve the problem...

4. Add LMHOSTS files to the clients.

As a last resort (it will add to your network overhead)...

5. Install NetBEUI as a protocol. It usually eliminates all RAS browsing problems.

by jim.burgess

We tried:
- Assigning static IP address.
- Providing WINS server & Gateway addr. to client.
- Installing RAS2UPD.exe
- LMHOSTS file entries on client
- NETBEUI was already setup on client
** Still experience problem. Connection occurs, Login scripts do not run. Cannot browse network or get to any server resource. Thanks for the input. (We were unaware of the RAS2UPD.)

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