Installing the MSMQ RAS Connectivity Service

To install the MSMQ RAS connectivity service you need to know:

• The names of the CNs that the MSMQ RAS connectivity service will join
• The computer name of the server's site controller (PSC or PEC).

If you install the MSMQ RAS connectivity service from a BSC, PSC, or PEC installation share, you do not need the computer name of the site controller server (PSC or PEC).

The site controller server (PSC or PEC) must be online when you install the MSMQ RAS connectivity service.

Note Windows NT RAS servers with the MSMQ RAS connectivity service installed should not support the NetBEUI protocol over RAS. The MSMQ RAS connectivity service does not support full communications with MSMQ independent clients over a RAS link when RAS support for NetBEUI is enabled.

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.

1. Run Setup from the MSMQ\Ras folder on the Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Components CD, or from a shared MSMQ installation folder (typically shared as MSMQInst).
2. Click Continue.
4. Confirm the default installation folder, Or click Change Folder to select a new one.
3. Click RAS Connectivity Service.
If RAS is not installed a warning dialog box appears explaining that you must install RAS for MSMQ RAS connectivity service to function. Click OK and install RAS after you finish installing the MSMQ RAS connectivity service. 6. Specify the computer name of the site controller (PSC or PEC). The installation server computer name is provided by default if you are installing MSMQ from a shared installation folder.
4. If necessary, pair your network adapter card addresses to the correct CNs. When you're done, click Continue.
Setup prompts you for this information only if:
• You have two network adapter cards on the same protocol (for example, you have two network adapter cards using IP) and at least one CN exists for that protocol.
• Two or more CNs match the protocol being used by at least one of your installed network adapter cards (for example, two IPX CNs exist and you have one network adapter card using IPX).
Note Window NT RAS servers running the MSMQ connectivity service should use only one IP CN. If the RAS server is configured to use more that one IP CN, automatic site and CN recognition may fail. As a result, MSMQ independent clients that connect to your MSMQ enterprise through the RAS server may have poor messaging performance, or may not be able to send or receive messages at all.

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