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Nel;
I have developed 2 desktop shortcuts to address this
issue. They are being placed on all the Windows 2000 GEMS servers
deployed in Georgia. The first icon calls on a batch file that stops the
various RAS services and the second icon starts them. I have created an
auto run CD as well as an auto extracting ZIP file that will place
these shortcuts and the batch files onto the Windows 2000 GEMS server
automatically. This tool is part of the field support CD I developed
for Keith Long's Field Support team.
I don't have sufficient access to the Diebold FTP servers
so I am making this installer available to all of you for download on my JPR
Enterprises, Inc. FTP server. The file name is: RAS
CONTROLLERS.EXE
username:
dieboldguest
password: matt633
Best Regards,
James
P. Rellinger, MCSE
Manager
of Engineering, Georgia Operations
Diebold Election
Systems
(770) 231-6468
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-----Original Message-----
From:
owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Nel
Finberg
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 8:47 PM
To:
Support
Subject: Remote Access Service configuration in Windows
2000/XP
Scenario: A
client's system is configured with a larger number of ports in order to
accomodate the various transmission needs that arise on the GEMS host
computer, primarily AccuVote-OS and AccuVote-TS direct and modem
uploads. As much as the initial functionality assignments are intended
to be static, in the real world - and from my experience - clients tend to
change the tasks ports are assigned to.
Direct and modem
transmission with the AccuVote-TS R6 requires that RAS be configured over the
corresponding ports, whereas AccuVote-OS transmission does not require RAS for
transmission. In a Windows NT environment, configuring and stopping RAS
is a relatively transparent affair.
In Windows 2000
and XP, on the other hand, stopping RAS over a port requires accessing Windows
Administrative Tools, then Services, then stopping the Remote Access
Connection Manager. Should we be encouraging our clients to access
Services on their GEMS PCs in such a case? Do we tell clients that once
they have started RAS on a port, they are never to disable RAS? Or do we
allow only company staff to configure ports on GEMS PCs?
These scenarios
seems potentially troublesome, considering the amount of time I remember
spending over the years configuring clients' systems for
transmission.
Suggestions,
anyone?
Nel
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