IBM PComm AS/400 Data Transfer Doesn't Display Remote APPC LUs

ID: Q182575

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the IBM Personal Communications (for AS/400) version 4.1 Data Transfer utility, the Remote APPC LU names may fail to appear. Also, any APPC application that uses the SNA Server DISPLAY function may retrieve duplicate Remote APPC LUs and APPC Modes and will fail to retrieve dynamically defined Remote APPC LUs.

CAUSE

The SNA Server service is incorrectly reporting multiple instances of Remote APPC LUs and Modes and fails to report dynamically defined Remote APPC LUs.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack

SNA Server 4.0

This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 4.0. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfix4.00.sp1 sna3rdparty snaappc snaprog snaserverservice
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug