SNA Server 3.0 Config Tool Incorrectly Sets Client Transports

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


   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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork prodsna kbbug3.00 kbfix3.00.sp1 snabaseservice snasetup
Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug