The New RPC patch has KILLED my printing and Ras

[duhmez 0]

Of course I installed the latest RPC patch for my nt 4 servers. 2 things have happened. Remote access(dial in) has crashed hard and no longer works. Also All printing has failed. (these are file and print servers, and the dialin for internet access from home.

 

Anyone else had these issues and figured anything out about them?

 

I have NT 4 servers at 6 sites and most of them are print servers......

 

 

OUCH.

[DS3Circuit 0]

You talking about this? from ntbugtraq.com

Duhmez you need to migrate man

 

Microsoft is aware of a problem with the recently released security

patch MS03-029

(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-029.asp) This

patch corrects a Moderate rated Denial of Service security vulnerability

in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server.

 

Specifically there is a problem with the patch when installed on systems

that are also running RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Service) that

causes the RRAS Service to fail when the system is rebooted after

applying the patch. It is important to note that the security fix itself

is unaffected and the patch is still effective in correcting the DOS

flaw.

 

Microsoft is investigating this problem and will shortly issue a fix to

correct it once that fix has been thoroughly tested. The security

bulletin has been updated to reflect this. In the meantime customers

affected by the problem may take one of the following actions.

 

1. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for a hot fix that

corrects the problem. This fix has not yet been extensively tested and

should therefore only be applied by customers who are directly affected

by the RRAS problem.

2. Install the patch if you do not need the RRAS service. The RRAS

Service will fail to start however this will not impact normal

operations other than those that use the RRAS Service.

3. Review the security bulletin and assess whether your enviroment

requires the security patch.

4. Wait until a fix for the RRAS problem has been fully tested and

released. The security bulletin will be updated when this happens.

 

Regards,

 

Microsoft Security Response Center

[duhmez 0]

Finally, migration is imminent. At least at the main office it is imminent