This article comprises the Read Me for Apple Remote Access version 3.1.3. This software was released by Apple 10 May 1999 and is available for downloading from the Apple Software Updates Web site. Use the following URL to access the download directly:

http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11403

Description
Apple Remote Access Client software provides an easy, productive, and secure way to connect a Mac OS- based desktop or notebook computer to information and resources from a remote location.

Requires
Mac OS 8.6

• Using an Express Modem or GeoPort Telecom Adapter
• Miscellaneous Information About ARA 3.0
• Troubleshooting tips

• ARA 3.1 client has added support for MS-CHAP, including change password, and retry password.
• ARA 3.1 adds compliance with RFC 1877 for handling DNS negotiation. The automatically negotiated DNS server addresses are listed in the log but do not display in the TCP/IP control panel. If DNS server addresses are automatically negotiated they will be first tried, and then addresses entered into the TCP/IP control panel will be used if the automatically negotiated servers are not available.
• ARA 3.1 client offers improved compatibility with Windows NT-PPP servers.
• The "Disconnect Remote Access" application has been removed and replaced with an application named "Remote Access Status", which can be found in the Apple Menu of Mac OS 8.6.
• Apple Remote Access version 3.1 client is bundled with Open Transport 2.0 and replaces OT/PPP and ARA 2.1 client as part of the system release.
• The 3.1 client release includes the most current modem scripts for Apple and 3rd party modems.
• Interoperability with 3rd party AppleTalk/PPP servers has been improved. This improves compatibility with some older versions of Cisco IOS AppleTalk/PPP server software.
• OT/PPP users will note that the Remote Access control panel replaces the PPP control panel.
  

• Save any special modem scripts from your system folder (extensions folder) prior to installing ARA 3.x.
  Please note that any previously installed Open Transport/PPP and ARA 2.x system software component will be replaced by ARA 3.x. ARA 2.x connection documents can be converted through the "import" button in the "Configuration" window of the Remote Access Control panel. Select "Configuration" from the file menu of the Remote Access Control Panel to display the "Configuration" window.
• Although your existing Open Transport/PPP configurations will be automatically converted to conform to the ARA 3.x configuration format, you can save your existing configurations using the "export" button in the "Configuration" window. Select "Configuration" from the file menu of the PPP Control Panel to display the "Configuration" window. Using the export and import features also allows you to move configurations from one system to another.
• If you have ARA 2.x/3.x personal server installed be sure to disable call answering, and set AppleTalk to something other than "Remote Only". Failure to do so may result in anomalous AppleTalk behavior.

• The ARAP Client is not notified if new network services appear on the Server side. Specifically if the Client connects via ARAP to a network on which there is no router, when a router is started on the ARA Server network, the Client is neither notified that the new network connectivity is available nor can the Client access the new services available across the router. To see these new network services the user must disconnect the current ARA connection and reconnect.
• Some Client connections set to the "Automatic" protocol in the Remote Access Control Panel may get the ARAP protocol even when the PPP protocol is available. The activity log will display what protocol is being used. If PPP protocol is desired, explicitly select that protocol under the protocol option instead.
• ARA does not support AutoRemounter. Volumes mounted via ARA 3.0 prior to Sleep mode will not be automatically remounted.
• ARAP or PPP connections will be disconnected if the machine goes into Sleep mode. The user will receive a "terminating ARAP or PPP connection" dialog upon wakening.
• If Apple Remote Access is set to automatically disconnect when its Internet connection is idle, the software may not disconnect even though there appears to be no internet applications running. Certain types of software that maintain contact with the internet can prevent Apple Remote Access from disconnecting when the connection appears to be idle. Among these are e-mail software set to periodically check for mail, and network time synchronization software. To address this issue, manually disconnect using the Remote Access Control Panel, Remote Access Control Strip Module, or Applescript when finished with a network session.
• Launching a non-X.25 ARAP file server alias is successful if the X.25 check box option is set. If you have installed the X.25 option for ARA 3.0 and have created a volume alias over an ARA connection using the X.25 option, but then find that you cannot reconnect to the volume later when using the alias, check to see if the X.25 option box is still checked in the ARA Options dialog. When the alias is created, the X.25 information is not stored into the alias. As a result, if the X.25 option box is unchecked, then ARA will use it's current setting and fail to connect via X.25 when the alias is used to establish the connection.

• If an ARA 3.0 Client launches an Apple installer on a remote server volume and the installer needs to quit any running applications, the connection will be dropped. Apple recommends dragging the application net install folder to the hard drive before starting an installation.
• If an ARA Server using a GeoPort modem is shut down (using the Shut Down item in the Special menu) while a Client is connected, the Client may not receive a disconnect notification. The Client will eventually timeout. Apple recommends manually disconnecting Clients before shutting down the ARA Server.
• If an ARA client using a GeoPort modem is shut down while there are open applications, the applications may display alerts to the fact that the connection has disappeared. Apple recommends manually quitting such application before shutting down the Macintosh.

• Users are recommended to not install Open Transport/PPP over ARA 3.x. ARA 3.x replaces Open Transport/PPP functionality. If Open Transport/PPP is installed over ARA 3.0, reinstall ARA 3.0.
• When using PPP, the user must set the TCP/IP Control Panel to Connect via: PPP before connecting to an IP service. Attempting to set the TCP/IP Control Panel to Connect via: PPP after the connection will fail forcing a reconnection to any IP service.
• On a Client only ARA System, if the Users&Groups Control Panel is opened, each "User" has an option to enable dial-in even though the server functionality is not present.
• When using a Terminal Window upon opening a PPP connection, the Terminal Window will be closed if the user chooses the "Cancel" option. The terminal window can be brought up only once during a PPP session.
• ARA 3.1.3 client supports 2.x aliases but ARA 3.x aliases cannot be used with earlier versions of ARA.
• When traveling outside of the U.S., the user may need to manually edit the area code in the Remote Access setting to remove the leading "0" in the phone number as DialAssist does not strip the "0".
• When updating to ARA 3.1.3, retain your Open Transport/PPP configurations by using the export and import procedures.

• If your connection protocol is set to "Automatic" and the connection attempts repeatedly fails, set the connection protocol to either PPP or ARAP. Some servers are not compatible with Automatic connections.
• When using Timbuktu 3.0.2 or later you should not click rapidly between different zones with some 3rd party remote access servers. The number of responses can overload the server and prevent display of devices in the selected zone until the remote access server is less busy. When dialing into an Ascend server it can sometimes take a long time (5-10 minutes) for all devices to be displayed. Apple, Ascend and Farallon are working to prevent this from happening through an update to one or more products.
• When using the ARA Client from a network without zones or a single Macintosh, if the AppleTalk Control Panel is set to Ethernet, Timbuktu 3.0.2 or later may not display a list of zones after the connection to the remote network is made. The workaround is is to set the AppleTalk Control Panel to Remote Only.