Cannot Set Radius DSN on Alpha Computer

ID: Q193490

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

You cannot set the Data Source Name (DSN) on Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0 Radius Server. The Radius properties in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) show the DSN as shaded (unavailable) in the ODBC Authentication Provider. This only occurs on an Alpha computer.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by the way that the Radius Server was built for the Alpha environment.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server service pack.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http:/ /support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date     Time   Version     Size    File name   Platform
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   08/14/98 02:33p 4.71.1015.0 683,792 Midcamp.exe (Alpha)
   12/12/97 06:36p 4.71.1015.0 857,872 Ads.exe     (Alpha)

NOTE: If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q154871
TITLE : Determining If Your Product Is Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MCIS version 2.0.

Additional query words: hotfix hot fix qfe quick fix engineering patch


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Version           : WINNT:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 20, 1999