Remote MSMQ independent clients can connect to your MSMQ network through a Windows NT RAS server that is also an MSMQ server, or has the MSMQ RAS Connectivity Service installed. To reduce long distance charges and ensure independent clients always connect to the same site, you should configure a Windows NT RAS server with the MSMQ RAS connectivity service (or install the MSMQ server software on it) in each site. While it is possible to configure MSMQ independent clients to connect to your MSMQ network through a RAS server in any site, this configuration does not provide the same benefits.
MSMQ servers (PEC, PSC, BSC, and routing servers) that are also RAS servers must use only one IP CN. If the MSMQ server is configured to use more than one IP CN, automatic site and CN recognition may fail. As a result, MSMQ independent clients that connect to your MSMQ enterprise through RAS may have poor messaging performance, or may not be able to send or receive messages.
Note MSMQ independent clients must not be configured to use NetBEUI protocol over RAS. Configuring an independent client to use NetBEUI over RAS causes the client name to be resolved to the server's IP addresses, rather than the client's address.
RAS support for NetBEUI is disabled by default. To view your RAS protocol settings, run Control Panel, double-click Network, click the Services tab, click Remote Access Service, click Properties, click the appropriate modem, and then click Network.