Q170134: RASDIAL Error 623 When Dial-up Entry Name Contains Spaces

Article: Q170134
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbnetwork
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using the Windows NT RASDIAL utility to dial an entry from the
remote access service (RAS) phone book (Windows NT 3.51) or dial-up networking
(Windows NT 4.0), the following error message will be returned if the entry name
contains a space or spaces:

  Error 623 - Cannot find the phone book entry

CAUSE
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RASDIAL reads the name entered at the RASDIAL command until it finds a space.
For example, if you have an entry in your RAS phone book called MY ISP and you
attempt to dial it using RASDIAL by entering the following command: RASDIAL MY
ISP, you get the error 623. This is because RASDIAL tries to dial an entry in
your RAS phone book called MY.

RESOLUTION
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Put quotation marks around the dial-up entry name; for example:

  RASDIAL "MY ISP"
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Version           : WinNT:3.51,4.0

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