I have set up NAT with its defaults. I am using the DHCP and DNS server services, NOT the NAT one's. Why is my computer now always connecting to the net? I thought NAT was similar to ICS, where the interface only connects when it gets told to (by a user). It continuosly connects and disconnects itself when I am not using the net. I do not think it should be behaving like this. It is installed on a member server which is part of the workgroup, and at the moment it is the only computer switched on. What service is always connecting to the net and why?

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I seem to remember a Knowledge Base Article for this one. It is pretty much by design. Any service that might possibly want to query DNS for example, could initiate your connection. Every time I have seen a DC on ICS or NAT, the connection opens and closes frequently on its own.

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I think I have sussed it. Once I had re-enabled RRAS, ther was an inbound connection that I had configured during my RAS study day. I deleted this, restarted RRAS, and lo-and-behold it does not connect automatically now. But the questions that is bothering me is why was the inbound connection going on and off considering the policy had it disabled?

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No it is back again doing what it wants to. When I look at the NAT portion in RRAS it says that it is down, so it is not NAT. I have not configured it to use remote dns so why is it connecting. The book does not state that this will happen. This is becoming a pain in the ***.

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Maybe it's lonely? Looking for some replication partners. Do you have WINS active? This might broadcast to find partners, as well. Basically any service that might broadcast or look for addresses outside of your local network range, is going to generate a request for connectivity. You could try to filter the Demand Dial Interface and lock it down to particular users or something?

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It is something to do with RAS. When I said I had sussed it I was there on the ball. In start/settings/network connections there is an inbound connection. I believe this is placed there by RRAS when it has been configured, and I also believe this is connected to the RAS default policy. When I delete this from settings, there were no more auto-connects. Unfortunatley when it started happening again (as when you delete this it disables RRAS) the inbound connection returns and starts talking. I had a quick look at its properties and it was enabled for my null-modem connection aswell as my dial-up. Unforunately, out of pure frustration, I deleted the policy and deleted the connection. When I try to configure RRAS again, it of course says no as there is no default policy to be found. I have tried booting from CD and letting the program do a complete repair, but i has not installed the default policy so still refuses to load RRAS service. I am now going to attempt to find the default policy on the CD and install it, or failing that create a policy and save it as the default one.

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I have the same thing happening. I too configured NAT on a member server. I also have a DC, a DNS server, & a WINS server on my network. I haven't taken time to troubleshoot though. Only so many hours in a day. It is irritating, especially when trying to use the system.

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I just noticed that there is an error in the system log of my DC that says: "Because of repeated network problems, the time service has not been able to find a domain controller to synchronize with for a long time..." It appears to be trying to syncronize the TOD, which may be causing the autodials.

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Link ....

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q299801

or this:

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q258059

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http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock2.htm

Here's a list of time servers.

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