Unattended Setup of RAS As Dial Out Also Installs Server

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Windows NT unattended setup provides the ability to install and configure Remote Access for Dial In, Dial Out, or Dial In and Out.

If the unattend answer file is configured to install Remote Access as a Dial Out client only, server components and registry values are installed that should not be.

CAUSE

Visual indications of the extra components installed show up when properties of the Remote Access Service are checked in the Control Panel Network Services tab. All options will appear as configured correctly for Dial Out Only. Upon exiting the configuration menu for Remote Access, the system will reset the bindings and update the registry. Once the updates are complete, a prompt will appear, asking that the system be rebooted. Upon reboot, everything is installed correctly and the server side of Remote Access has been removed.

WORKAROUND

Currently, the only solution is to manually run through the configuration options for Remote Access via Control Panel and allow the system to update. Note that the Dial Out options should be configured as expected based on the unattended answer file, so there is no need to change any of the parameters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server and Workstation version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is an example of the Modem and Network sections of an Unattend.txt file that will reproduce install the extra components of Remote Access.

   [Modem]
   InstallModem = ModemParameters

   [ModemParameters]
   COM2 = "Hayes V-Series Ultra Smartmodem 9600"

   [Network]
   DetectAdapters = ""
   InstallProtocols = ProtocolsSection
   InstallServices = ServicesSection
   JoinDomain = BOBSDOMAIN
   CreateComputerAccount = ADMINISTRATOR

   [ProtocolsSection]
   NBF = NBFParamSection
   NWLNKIPX = NWLNKIPXParamSection
   TC = TCParamSection

   [NBFParamSection]

   [NWLNKIPXParamSection]

   [TCParamSection]
   DHCP = yes

   [ServicesSection]
   RAS = RASParamSection

   [RASParamSection]
   PortSections = PortSection1
   DialoutProtocols = ALL

   [PortSection1]
   PortName = COM2
   DeviceType = Modem
   PortUsage = DialOut

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   TITLE     : Unattended Setup Parameters for Unattend.txt File