Supported Platforms for SNA Server Clients

ID: Q147951

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, 2.11 SP1, 3.0
on the following platforms: NT

This article includes a table that represents all possible SNA Server combinations of client types and platforms. If there is a choice of a client type to use, it is recommended that you use the SNA Server client for the platform. For example, in Windows NT, use the SNA Server client for Windows NT.


                SNA Server Client types

Platform    MS-DOS  OS/2  Windows 3.x  Windows NT   Windows 95
--------------------------------------------------------------
MS-DOS        X      N         N           N           N
OS/2          M      X         N           N           N
Windows 3.x   X1     N         X           N           N
Windows NT    X2     N         X3          X           X
Windows 95    M      N         X4          N           X

Clients for UNIX and Macintosh are provided by third party software developers, and are supported in the platforms designated by the client's vendor.

The following lists and describes the different marks used in the table above:


  Marks   Description
  -----   -----------

   X<#>   Represents the client type that is compatible with the associated
          platform. <#> is mentioned below.
   N      Not applicable or not supported.
   M<#>   May work, but has not been tested. <#> is mentioned below.

   <#>    Description
   ---    -----------
    1     MS-DOS SNA Server Client on Windows 3.x platform (for use with
          IBM PC Support). For additional information, please see the
          following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

             ARTICLE-ID: Q107193
             TITLE     : Running IBM PC Support/400 on SNA Server

    2     MS-DOS SNA Server Client on Windows NT platform (for use with IBM
          PC Support). For additional information, please see the following
          article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

             ARTICLE-ID: Q103684
             TITLE     : IBM PC Support/400 and Windows NT

    3     Windows 3.x SNA Server Client on Windows NT platform. The Windows
          3.x SNA Server client must be used on a Windows NT computer
          (where a 16-bit 3270/FMI application runs). The Windows NT SNA
          Server client provides a thunking layer for all other SNA Server
          API's. There are special instructions for the installation of the
          Windows SNA Server 3.x client in Windows NT (where the actual SNA
          Server is running on the system:

           - Start the Windows SNA Server 3.x client setup on the SNA
             Server.
           - In the "Client/Server Protocols" dialog box, select the
             TCP/IP. NOTE: If you have SNA Server 2.11 SP1, select Novell
             Netware.
           - In the "SNA Server Location" dialog box, select the Remote.
             Enter the IP address or computer name of the SNA Server that
             the Windows 3.x client is being installed. In other words, the
             remote destination is pointing to itself. If you select Novell
             Netware, then enter the SNA Server domain name and add the
             following entries to the [wnap] section in WIN.INI:

                [wnap]
                Remote=<domainname>
                NosType=NETWARE

             In this configuration, both 32-bit and 16-bit 3270/FMI
             applications can work on the same computer).

    4        Windows 3.x SNA Server Client on Windows 95 platform. The
             Windows 3.x SNA Server client must be used in Windows 95 if
             you want to run any 16-bit SNA Server aware application. No
             thunking is provided for any SNA Server API on the Windows 95
             SNA Server client. To use the Windows 95 SNA Server client, a
             32-bit application must be used.

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Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11,2.11 SP1,3.0
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