SNA Server 3.0 Config Tool Incorrectly Sets Client Transports

 Last reviewed: April 14, 1997
Article ID: Q164661
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

The SNA Server Configuration Tool (Svconfig.exe) does not update the following registry entry to include the valid NameSpace values for the SNA Server transports that are chosen 

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
      \SYSTEM
         \CurrentControlSet
            \Services
               \SnaBase
                  \Parameters
                     \NameSpaces: REG_MULTI_SZ:<list>
where the entries in the <list> are the DLL names listed below, listed on separate lines in the registry editor Multi-String Editor Data field. The valid NameSpace values for the various transports are shown here: 

   TCP/IP: ipbcast.dll
   IPX/SPX: nwsap.dll
   Microsoft Networking (Named Pipes): lmbcast.dll
   Banyan Vines: bvnsst.dll
   AppleTalk: atnbp.dll
For example, if named pipes and TCP/IP are chosen, the entry will appear as follows: 

   NameSpaces: REG_MULTI_SZ: lmbcast.dll ipbcast.dll
NOTE: The Server Configuration Tool (Svconfig.exe) included with SNA Server 3.0 can be used to change the following SNA Server settings:
  • Subdomain Name
  • Server Mode
  • Transports

CAUSE

The Server Configuration Tool as originally written did not update the NameSpace value in the registry.

RESOLUTION

Use either of the following two methods to work around this problem: 

   Use SNA Server Manager to change the SNA Server Transports
   instead of the SNA Server Configuration Tool.

   -or-

   Manually add the appropriate NameSpace value to the registry
   after making a change to the Transports using the SNA Server
   Configuration Tool.
The SNA Server Configuration Tool has been modified to correctly update the NameSpace value when making a change to the SNA Server transports. The following file has been updated: 

   <Snaroot>\System\Svconfig.exe

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 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

Keywords : kbbug3.00 kbfix3.00.sp1 kbnetwork prodsna snabaseservice snasetup
Version : 3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: April 14, 1997
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.