SDLC Multidrop Primary Needs to be Remote End = Host System.

 Last reviewed: February 1, 1996
Article ID: Q135491
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, version 2.11

SYMPTOMS

A multidrop connection is a connection through which one primary computer communicates with multiple secondary computers. SNA Server supports multidrop connections to peer or downstream systems on leased SDLC lines. You can configure up to four multidrop connections on each line, with an SNA server as the primary server on each.

SNA Server Admin only allows the Multidrop Primary check box to be selected if the Link Role is Peer (negotiable). It should be set to host (primary) for multi-drop to work correctly. The Link Role is set in the Connection Properties dialog box. To get to the Multidrop Primary check box, from the Connection Properties dialog box, select the Setup button and then the Advanced button.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has updated the file SNAADMIN.EXE to correct this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server for Windows NT. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server for Windows NT, 2.11 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug2.11
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv
Additional reference words: prodsna 2.11

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Last reviewed: February 1, 1996
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