Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are theyneeded?
Why exactly would an XP system need to be running:
- Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service ??? |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
| Why exactly would an XP system need to be running:
| | - Telephony service | | - Remote Access Connection Manager service | Maybe for dial-up? I'm not sure whether RACM is for dial-up or not, but I can tell you that I'm on cable and have both of those disabled. |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
"XP Guy" wrote in message ... Why exactly would an XP system need to be running: - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service ??? As Mayayana pointed out, unless you are using dial-up (or VOIP), telephony can be disabled. I'm on cable also, and it is disabled on mine (has been for a while). Unless you plan on allowing Remote Access to your PC, or remote into someone else's PC, you can also disable RACM. (also disabled on mine) -- SC Tom |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
In message , SC Tom writes:
"XP Guy" wrote in message ... Why exactly would an XP system need to be running: - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service ??? As Mayayana pointed out, unless you are using dial-up (or VOIP), telephony can be disabled. I'm on cable also, and it is disabled on mine (has been for a while). Does Skype (and similar such services) use it? Unless you plan on allowing Remote Access to your PC, or remote into someone else's PC, you can also disable RACM. (also disabled on mine) Similar question - do TeamViewer and the like use that, or only Microsoft's own remote-access utilities? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. -Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist (1825-1895) |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
SC Tom wrote:
"XP Guy" wrote in message ... Why exactly would an XP system need to be running: - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service ??? As Mayayana pointed out, unless you are using dial-up (or VOIP), telephony can be disabled. I'm on cable also, and it is disabled on mine (has been for a while). Unless you plan on allowing Remote Access to your PC, or remote into someone else's PC, you can also disable RACM. (also disabled on mine) On my WinXP sp3 box, Both RACM and Remote Access Auto Connection Manager depend on the Telephony service. Jon |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ... In message , SC Tom writes: "XP Guy" wrote in message ... Why exactly would an XP system need to be running: - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service ??? As Mayayana pointed out, unless you are using dial-up (or VOIP), telephony can be disabled. I'm on cable also, and it is disabled on mine (has been for a while). Does Skype (and similar such services) use it? I have it disabled on my Win7 laptop, and Skype works fine. It being the only one I've use, I can't speak for similar applications. Unless you plan on allowing Remote Access to your PC, or remote into someone else's PC, you can also disable RACM. (also disabled on mine) Similar question - do TeamViewer and the like use that, or only Microsoft's own remote-access utilities? I don't know about Team Viewer, but TightVNC doesn't require it (or at least the version I used years back didn't). -- SC Tom |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
In message , SC Tom writes:
[] - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service [] Does Skype (and similar such services) use it? I have it disabled on my Win7 laptop, and Skype works fine. It being the only one I've use, I can't speak for similar applications. Unless you plan on allowing Remote Access to your PC, or remote into someone else's PC, you can also disable RACM. (also disabled on mine) Similar question - do TeamViewer and the like use that, or only Microsoft's own remote-access utilities? I don't know about Team Viewer, but TightVNC doesn't require it (or at least the version I used years back didn't). Thanks for those. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf To know how to hide one's ability is great skill. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld, writer (1613-1680) |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are theyneeded?
I found this (quoted at the bottom of this post):
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/14...nnection-manag It apparently was posted in May 2005 to this arcane newsgroup: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely I had thought that RACMan and/or Telephony might have something to do with Windows Firewall. Additionally, Blackviper says that RACMAN is used on systems that perform direct logon (PPPOE?) into a cable or DSL provider's network (which is negated when such logon is done in the modem or router) and RACMAN is also necessary for VPN functionality (a significant or important aspect for some people). http://www.blackviper.com/windows-se..._Description_4 But this has me stumped: ========= This service is required if you use Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). ======== I'm sure very few people use ICS. But why is ICS combined with Windows Firewall? Does Windows Firewall need or depend on RACMAN because the firewall service is somehow tied to ICS? Comments? ================================= Hello, Thanks for your post. My understanding on this issue is that you found that the VPN connection will use the "remote access connection manager" service and the "telephony" service so that you want to stop and disable the "remote access connection manager" service and the "telephony" service in order to reduce the security risks in those services. Based on my research, the "remote access connection manager" service (Rasman) won't shutdown if "Network Connections" Service (netman) is running. Stopping Netman and then stopping Rasman allowed Rasman to remain stopped for the RIPREP process. However, we don't recommend you to perform the above operation because if you stop Netman service will also stop "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing" service and will bring more security risks. You can open "remote access connection manager" service to view the dependencies service on Dependencies tab. You can also choose to disable the "remote access connection manager" service and restart the computer to stop this service. According to KB 329441, Telephony, Remote Access Connection Manager, and Remote Access Auto Connection Manager services are related to the remote access or dial-up networking connection. They should be running when you use a VPN connection: You cannot create a network connection after you restore Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;329441 In addition, I have found some articles described the vulnerability in "remote access connection manager", however, it is for NT system: Microsoft Security Program: Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-041) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms99-041.mspx I have also search the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search website at and have not found the vulnerability for "remote access connection manager". Microsoft Security Bulletin Search (some long url not quoted here) Therefore, it is not necessary to disable "remote access connection manager" service and the "telephony" service when the VPN connection is establish. I understand you want to prevent any vulnerabilities, I strongly recommend you frequently go to Window Update website and install the latest update packs on your computer to protect it from danger. |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are they needed?
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ... In message , SC Tom writes: [] - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service [] Does Skype (and similar such services) use it? I have it disabled on my Win7 laptop, and Skype works fine. It being the only one I've use, I can't speak for similar applications. Unless you plan on allowing Remote Access to your PC, or remote into someone else's PC, you can also disable RACM. (also disabled on mine) Similar question - do TeamViewer and the like use that, or only Microsoft's own remote-access utilities? I don't know about Team Viewer, but TightVNC doesn't require it (or at least the version I used years back didn't). Thanks for those. You're welcome! -- SC Tom |
Telephony & Remote Access Connection Manager (services) - are theyneeded?
XP Guy wrote:
Why exactly would an XP system need to be running: - Telephony service - Remote Access Connection Manager service Even though I have both of those set for manual (not automatic) startup, they ultimately do start up at some point. Still don't know why... |
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