SNA Win 3.x Client (WNAP.EXE) Hogs CPU, Affects Some Apps

 Last reviewed: February 1, 1996
Article ID: Q138389
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.11

SYMPTOMS

When you run the SNA Server Windows 3.x client process (WNAP.EXE), other CPU-intensive Windows processes do not run properly. For example, a CPU- intensive CAD application does not update the display in a timely fashion when WNAP is running.

CAUSE

WNAP has a loop in it that is constantly calling PeekMessage(), and then processing any message it finds. If there is a low-priority task trying to run (e.g., something like a screen-saver), that task is shut out.

RESOLUTION

WNAP.EXE and WDMOD.DLL have been modified so that it now uses GetMessage() instead of PeekMessage() if you add the line "PeekLoop=no" is in the [WNAP] section of WIN.INI. For example: 

   [WNAP]
   PeekLoop=no
NOTE: The default is PeekLoop=yes.

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 kbinterop kbbug2.00 kbbug2.10 kbbug2.11
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv ntconfig
Additional reference words: prodsna wnap yield 2.00 2.10 2.11

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Last reviewed: February 1, 1996
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