On 11-07-97, CHARLES SCAGLIONE said to JEFF GUERDAT:
CS>Whenever I click on Remote Access Admin, the dialer appears and asks if
CS>I wish to dial a remote network.  If I respond yes, it will then attempt
CS>to dial my ISP.  If my response is no, the dialog will close.  In either
CS>event, I'm unable to get to the Remote Access Admin options.
One question - why are you trying to run it?  RAS Admin is a tool to help
administer remote domain RAS access (altho it certainly can be used to
administer the local machine).  I've never had use of it since all I've ever
done is to add dialup permissions to users, which can be done from the user
manager.
One use is to start/stop RAS, which you can do by using the Services control
panel.
CS>Someone from an MS NT newsgroup suggested I should install the MS
CS>Loopback adapter from Control Panel Networks.  He stated that this might
CS>"fool" the system into thinking I was connected to a network.  I did
CS>attempt to install the adapter, but while doing so, another problem
CS>emerged.
CS>The adapter installation asked me for an IP address.  No address, no
CS>installation.  I tried entering the IP address of my ISP, and the
CS>corresponding Netmask.  The installation program took it and installed
CS>the adapter.  However....
You can add ONLY the Microsoft Loopback adapter (designed for RAS
connections), which won't ask for such info.  I've also used a bogus card to
do the same thing but that's overkill.
CS>The next time I dialed my ISP, it very nicely put me into a loop and I
CS>never could get on the WEB. (although I was connected to my ISP)  Still
CS>couldn't access the RAS admin options.
Probably due to the use of the ISP IP address - the system is confused about
which one to use to contact, and probably defaults to the card, which, of
course, has no way of contacting the real world.  Use a bogus address that
won't be routed, such as 10.0.2.15.
CS>I guess my question is - Can I get at the RAS admin options without
CS>being on a valid network?  And, is that normal?  Can I make up an IP and
CS>Netmask address for myself to use?
NT Help provides this:
Administering RAS Servers
Use Remote Access Admin to administer RAS servers and set permissions for RAS
users. On a Windows NT Workstation computer, a RAS server supports only one
dial-up connection. On a Windows NT Server computer, a RAS server supports 
56
dial-up connections.
If you're going to connect to a machine (the local machine, in this case), 
se
the UNC name (mine is \\AUTOX-PC) while domains are simply the domain name.
Does any of this help?
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