SNA Server Reference Documents Registry Settings Incorrectly

 Last reviewed: November 7, 1995
Article ID: Q138859
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.11

SYMPTOMS

Appendix C of the SNA Server "Reference Guide" describes SNA Server registry parameters that can be used to alter the default behavior of SNA Server. These parameters are configured in the following registry key: 

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/
      SnaServr/Parameters
The Reference Guide describes these parameters as supporting "YES" and "NO" values. However, when most of these parameters are added to this registry key, the feature becomes enabled even though the registry value may be set to "NO".

CAUSE

The SNA Server service checks for the presence of these settings within the registry to determine whether to enable them or not, even if the entry is set to "NO". So, the Reference Guide incorrectly defines the method used to enable and disable these settings.

RESOLUTION

If the following entries are present in the SnaServr/Parameters key, they are enabled, even if set to "NO": 

   NOTERMSELF
   ALLOWBBRQE
   NO4004
   NO400D
   NO2001
   CLEANUP
   ALLOCINACT
   NOINITCNOS
   NOPWDSUB
SNA Server 2.11 only: 

   FNA_SUPPORT
   HNA_SUPPORT
To disable the above settings, the registry value should be removed and the SNA Server service must be restarted.

If the following entries are set to "NO" (all caps), the entry is disabled. If they are set to any other value, or are not present in the SnaServr/Parameters registry key, they are enabled: 

   RETRYCNOS
   RENEGLIMITS
If the following entry is set to "YES" (all caps), the entry is enabled. If it is set to any other value or is not present in the registry key, it is disabled: 

   NONOTIFYRSP

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 2.0, 2.1 and 2.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbusage kbbug2.00 kbbug2.10 kbbug2.11
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv ntconfig
Additional reference words: prodsna 2.00 2.10 2.11

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Last reviewed: November 7, 1995
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