I have googled this and gotten 10k answer....so i came here where i seem to get a variety of good answers and recently I have found to get the right answer. So here it goes.... Win 2003k 64bit server has ras on it I am not using the ras anymore but it seems to be tied to the internet settings...i have 30 users...and some have problems getting onto the internet I usually restart the ras but lately i am thinking i will do away with it all to gether but cant...... I didnt install it and dont know how to unbind it from the internet settings ??? How do i uninstall ras and keep my users on the network and on the internet.... Thanks in advance

RRAS is part of the OS. You do not need to install it - it is already there. If you don't want to use it, go to the RRAS console and remove the config you have set up. Bill

Hello, Disable it as you don't use it. To make sure that all is okay, run ipconfig /all on your server and check that it is disabled. .i have 30 users...and some have problems getting onto the internet I usually restart the ras but lately i am thinking i will do away with it all to gether but cant.. Check your routes. What are the roles that are installed on this server? Is it a DNS server? If yes, make sure that public DNS servers are set as forwarders and not as secondary DNS servers in IP settings. I didnt install it and dont know how to unbind it from the internet settings ??? How do i uninstall ras and keep my users on the network and on the internet.... You have to give more details about your environment and roles installed on this server. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator

Hello, open the management console and disable RRAS, that's it. Right-click the server name in the console.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Hi, Agree with the above suggestions that RRAS is built-in feature in Windows Server 2003. It cannot be uninstalled but can be disabled. For more information, please refer to this article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757205(WS.10).aspx Regards, Bruce

Mr X, you wrote Check your routes. What are the roles that are installed on this server? Is it a DNS server? If yes, make sure that public DNS servers are set as forwarders and not as secondary DNS servers in IP settings. I am lost when you talk about this....check my routes please elaborate? also the roles that are installed are dc,dns,dhcp, print server, fileserver, remote access, and wins at least it pulls up in the ipconfig /all as for those detail... the IP = the server gateway = server ip... dns server =127.0.0.1 then say 69.6.190.....you get the idea? I didnt install any of this I just came into it....please help what do you mean by make sure the public dns servers are set as forwarders and not as secondary ip settings? Thanks in advance

Hello, I am lost when you talk about this....check my routes please elaborate? I mean that your routes are well configured. You can validate that by ping requests and checking replied. also the roles that are installed are dc,dns,dhcp, print server, fileserver, remote access, and wins at least it pulls up in the ipconfig /all as for those detail... Enabling RRAS and multihoming a DC is not recommended as this causes DNS problems => AD problems. More here: http://msmvps.com/blogs/acefekay/archive/2009/08/17/multihomed-dcs-with-dns-rras-and-or-pppoe-adapters.aspx Please run RRAS on a separate server and disable one of the NICs on the DC. dns server =127.0.0.1 Using 127.0.0.1 as primary DNS server is not recommended. Please use the private IP address as primary DNS server. You can use 127.0.0.1 as secondary one. then say 69.6.190.....you get the idea? I didnt install any of this I just came into it....please help Please set each public DNS server as a forwarder and not as a secondary DNS server. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator

Well Mr X thanks for your response, I am still trying to figure this out. just to recap the ip configs /all on the server Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ....... Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :......local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :.......local Ethernet adapter Lan .25: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . ://////// DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25... Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.... same as the ip above DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1 69.6.190..... Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2... Ethernet adapter Wan .2 : Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #3 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2... Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1 69.6.190.11 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2.. I copied these straight from the server left out some info if needed let me know . When you say do this I mean that your routes are well configured. You can validate that by ping requests and checking replied. How do I do it? and what routes? As for this I appreciate it but thats what shoudnt have been done like I said I didnt set it up...I am taking it over and want a fix not a article on what shouldnt have been done...please dont take that wrong the article was a good read. Enabling RRAS and multihoming a DC is not recommended as this causes DNS problems => AD problems. More here: http://msmvps.com/blogs/acefekay/archive/2009/08/17/multihomed-dcs-with-dns-rras-and-or-pppoe-adapters.aspx As for the last of what you said: I want to disable RAS get rid of it not run on a seperate server at one time before the RAS was enabled this worked fine so please is there any instructions on how to undo all this and get it to function properly?? Please run RRAS on a separate server and disable one of the NICs on the DC. dns server =127.0.0.1 Using 127.0.0.1 as primary DNS server is not recommended. Please use the private IP address as primary DNS server. You can use 127.0.0.1 as secondary one. then say 69.6.190.....you get the idea? I didnt install any of this I just came into it....please help Please set each public DNS server as a forwarder and not as a secondary DNS server. Thank you again for your time and help....!!! please help more Also last thing after reading your article alot made sense alot didnt...more didnt...anyway this was stated Summary If you have your ISP's DNS addresses in your IP configuration (all DCs, member servers and clients), they need to be REMOVED and ONLY use the internal DNS server(s). This will cause numerous problems with AD. In my ipconfig this is happening ...correct? If so how do i change this to internal dns? and what would that be? and would this solve the problem? and allow me to disable the rras?

Hello again, please use this IP configuration: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ....... Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :......local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :.......local Ethernet adapter Lan .25: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . ://////// DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25... Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.... same as the ip above DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25... 127.0.0.1 Also, disable RRAS on the server and disable the second NIC card. Once done, run ipconfig /registerdns and restart netlogon on the DC. Also, please set 69.6.190.11 as a forwarder and not as a secondary DNS server. Please run RRAS on a separate server. I mean that your routes are well configured. You can validate that by ping requests and checking replied. How do I do it? and what routes? Use ping IP_ADDRESS on CMD (Example: ping 192.168.25.100) and check replies. As for the last of what you said: I want to disable RAS get rid of it not run on a seperate server at one time before the RAS was enabled this worked fine so please is there any instructions on how to undo all this and get it to function properly?? I don't have other suggestion other than disabling RRAS and uninstalling it. Your setup is not recommended as it is the cause of multiple problems. If you have an error doing it, please post the exact error message. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator

Thanks for all of this you stated above Please run RRAS on a separate server. ....why do i need to install rras on another server when I only have one server and want to get rid of rras is it needed?