RAS won't start.

I have made a Server Rule for VPN on my Wk3 server. I went through the
install wizzard. Right off the bat, RAS won't start. I get a specific error
"8007042a" as an error. In the Event Viewer I get another error displayed
saying the the user did not have permission with specific error 691(0x2B3).

The server has two board-mounted Giga-bit NIC cards. I set card one as
Internet and card two as LAN.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In news:33BE2BE0-F584-43F5-9865-(E-Mail Removed),
David Langschied <(E-Mail Removed)> made this post,
which I then commented about below:
> I have made a Server Rule for VPN on my Wk3 server. I went through
> the install wizzard. Right off the bat, RAS won't start. I get a
> specific error "8007042a" as an error. In the Event Viewer I get
> another error displayed saying the the user did not have permission
> with specific error 691(0x2B3).
>
> The server has two board-mounted Giga-bit NIC cards. I set card one
> as Internet and card two as LAN.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Did Event ID 20103 show up? If so, see this:
Routing and Remote Access Service does not start and event ID 20103 message
is logged:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q299013

It would be extermemely helpful if were to post the Event ID #s and the
Source for each error from the event logs to make it easier to lookup for
you. However, from a little deduction looking up the above error, it appears
there *may* be an issue elsewhere with TCP or something else going on. Can
you describe what else may be installed on this machine, is it a doma9in
controller, does it have DNS installed, is the firewall enabled, is there a
3rd party firewall (zone alarm?), what service pack is it, is IAS on the
machine, do you have ICS enabled, and what was the last thing that was
installed/changed/added/deleted/ etc etc etc. Any minor detail may be
helpful, even down to the point if you remember dropping a cigarette ash on
it. Leave nothing out.

Possible pertinent search results:
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...=965915&page=1
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1577563.php

Maybe TCPIP is corrupted and needs a reinstall:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?e...Access&phase=1


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Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer
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=================================

Here are the facts:

Attempting to start RAS ...

Routing and Remote Access
Error: An error occurred while trying to start the Routing and Remote
Access service on SERVER2. For more information about the error, see Event
Viewer. (Right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, and then
click Manage. In the Computer Management Console, click Event Viewer.

Routing and Remort Access
Routing and Remote Access cannot be started because of the following error.
Please see event log for more information:
The service has returned a service-specific error code.
(8007042a)

Event Viewer
Event ID:7035
The Routing and Remote Access service was successfully sent a start control.

Event ID:7036
The Routing and Remote Access service entered the running state.

Event ID:20153
The currently configured accounting provider failed to load/initialize
successfully. Access was denied because the username and/or/password was
invalid on the domain.

Event ID:7036
The Routing and Remote Access service entered the stopped state.

Event ID:7024
The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with service-specific error
691 (0x2B3).

Server Roles:
File Server
Remote Access/VPN Server
Domain Controller (Active Directory)
DNS Server

I neglected to check on the service pack level, but the server was installed
in May of 2005, updated at the time to the current sp and patch level, and
has been updated monthly since.

The purpose of this server is mostly as a file server. I need to activate
the VPN so that remote users can gain access to files relevant to their work.
I also want to use VPN to connect to this server for off-site backup.
Currently, the server that is performing this function is old and is going to
be cycled out in 2006.


"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:33BE2BE0-F584-43F5-9865-(E-Mail Removed),
> David Langschied <(E-Mail Removed)> made this post,
> which I then commented about below:
> > I have made a Server Rule for VPN on my Wk3 server. I went through
> > the install wizzard. Right off the bat, RAS won't start. I get a
> > specific error "8007042a" as an error. In the Event Viewer I get
> > another error displayed saying the the user did not have permission
> > with specific error 691(0x2B3).
> >
> > The server has two board-mounted Giga-bit NIC cards. I set card one
> > as Internet and card two as LAN.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Did Event ID 20103 show up? If so, see this:
> Routing and Remote Access Service does not start and event ID 20103 message
> is logged:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q299013
>
> It would be extermemely helpful if were to post the Event ID #s and the
> Source for each error from the event logs to make it easier to lookup for
> you. However, from a little deduction looking up the above error, it appears
> there *may* be an issue elsewhere with TCP or something else going on. Can
> you describe what else may be installed on this machine, is it a doma9in
> controller, does it have DNS installed, is the firewall enabled, is there a
> 3rd party firewall (zone alarm?), what service pack is it, is IAS on the
> machine, do you have ICS enabled, and what was the last thing that was
> installed/changed/added/deleted/ etc etc etc. Any minor detail may be
> helpful, even down to the point if you remember dropping a cigarette ash on
> it. Leave nothing out.
>
> Possible pertinent search results:
> http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...=965915&page=1
> http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1577563.php
>
> Maybe TCPIP is corrupted and needs a reinstall:
> http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?e...Access&phase=1
>
>
> --
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
> confers no rights.
>
> If this post is viewed at a non-Microsoft community website, and you were to
> respond to it through that community's website, I may not see your reply
> unless that website posts replies back to the original Microsoft forum.
> Therefore, please direct all replies ONLY to the Microsoft public newsgroup
> this thread originated in so all can benefit or ensure the web community
> posts it back to the original forum.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Directory Services
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
> Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations.
> =================================
>
>
>

In news:F91985ED-85F0-4B4A-AD01-(E-Mail Removed),
David Langschied <(E-Mail Removed)> made this post,
which I then commented about below:
> Here are the facts:
>
> Attempting to start RAS ...
>
> Routing and Remote Access
> Error: An error occurred while trying to start the Routing and Remote
> Access service on SERVER2. For more information about the error, see
> Event Viewer. (Right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows
> desktop, and then click Manage. In the Computer Management Console,
> click Event Viewer.
>
> Routing and Remort Access
> Routing and Remote Access cannot be started because of the following
> error. Please see event log for more information:
> The service has returned a service-specific error code.
> (8007042a)
>
> Event Viewer
> Event ID:7035
> The Routing and Remote Access service was successfully sent a start
> control.
>
> Event ID:7036
> The Routing and Remote Access service entered the running state.
>
> Event ID:20153
> The currently configured accounting provider failed to load/initialize
> successfully. Access was denied because the username and/or/password
> was invalid on the domain.
>
> Event ID:7036
> The Routing and Remote Access service entered the stopped state.
>
> Event ID:7024
> The Routing and Remote Access service terminated with
> service-specific error 691 (0x2B3).
>
> Server Roles:
> File Server
> Remote Access/VPN Server
> Domain Controller (Active Directory)
> DNS Server
>
> I neglected to check on the service pack level, but the server was
> installed in May of 2005, updated at the time to the current sp and
> patch level, and has been updated monthly since.
>
> The purpose of this server is mostly as a file server. I need to
> activate the VPN so that remote users can gain access to files
> relevant to their work. I also want to use VPN to connect to this
> server for off-site backup. Currently, the server that is performing
> this function is old and is going to be cycled out in 2006.
>

Thank you for posting specific info.

Unfortunately all the servers I've configured RRAS on (including VPN
servers), I have not seen this error. Most of the event log errors in your
case seem to be generic service start/stop errors, but I checked 20153,
which is more RRAS specific, and here is what I got from www.eventid.net's
site:

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?e...Access&phase=1

Did you configure IAS on this machine as well?

They suggest to (depending on IAS on the machine or not), to disable RRAS
and reanable it by doing it manually.

See if that article helped you out. Please post back with your (hopefully
successful) results.

Ace