DOCUMENT:Q200840  10-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :BUG: RasGetConnectStatus Does Not Report the Correct State
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:3.51
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork kbAPI _IK12469 kbSDKPlatform kbDSupport kbGrpDSNet

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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The RasGetConnectStatus function does not return the correct connection status
when you use it on the handle obtained through the RasEnumConnection application
programming interface (API). The RasGetConnectStatus function reports state 8192
(RASCS_Connected) from the beginning. All other connection states such as
RASCS_PortOpened, RASCS_ConnectDevice are skipped.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.This problem was corrected in Windows NT
version 4.0.

Additional query words: kbDSupport

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbAPI _IK12469 kbSDKPlatform kbDSupport kbGrpDSNet 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51
Issue type        : kbbug

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