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by patrick

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My RAS server is configured to assign IP's,no DHCP. I have a 255.255.255.0 LAN. When the RAS client dials up to our LAN, the client is authenticated but the RAS is assigning it with a 255.255.0.0 subnet mask when I check IPCONFIG on the client. Thus unabling it to browse nor connect to servers in our network. Since there is not subnet mask configuration on the RAS server, how can I control the assignment of the subnet mask. I know it is just suppose to assign the same. Any ideas? Thanks

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by icecat

Take a look at Q138238 on MS's web site. It helps explain the way subnet masks look on RAS clients and why they appear the way they do.

by curlergirl

What you're seeing is common with RAS clients, so I don't think that this behavior is what is causing your browsing problem. More likely is some kind of name resolution problem. Are you using WINS on your network, and if so do the RAS clients havethe correct WINS server address in their dial-up networking configuration? If you're using DHCP and WINS on the network, but not using DHCP for RAS, then you have to manually put in the WINS addresses on the client, in the dial-up networking setup. Hope this helps!

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