Creating Connection Gets Error Even If Link Service Selected

ID: Q171992

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new connection, you may see the following message

Must specify link service field

even though you have already selected a link service field.

CAUSE

Before the connection record is added, its Adapter information is temporarily nulled out and restored after a successful Add. If a value is left in a field on the property page, the Validate fails, causing the Add to fail, an exception to occur, and the Adapter is never restored.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0 and 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this 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 snamanager kbfix3.00.sp2
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug