Shared Folders Gateway Doesn't Support S/36 or AS/36

ID: Q194934

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 4.0, 4.0 SP1

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

The Shared Folders Gateway (SFGW) service introduced with SNA Server 3.0 does not support connecting to S/36 or AS/36 systems for shared folder access.

CAUSE

The SFGW service was not originally designed to support connections to S/36 or AS/36 systems.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 4.0, and 4.0 SP1. We are researching this problem in SNA Server version 3.0 and will post more information here in the Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft 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

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

In addition to applying the update, the following registry entry has to be manually added to enable S/36 and AS/36 support for the SFGW service:

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Locate the following key in the registry:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sfgw\Parameters

On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then add the following registry value:
Key Name: S36
Class:
(NOTE: The Class value can be left blank.)

Select the S36 key and new values that match the Remote Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC) logical unit (LU) aliases for the S/36 or AS/36 systems that will be connected to. As an example, if the Remote APPC LU for a S/36 is S36PROD, the following steps need to be done:
1. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
  Value Name: S36PROD
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  
  Value: 1
  NOTE: The actual Data Type and Value do not matter, so they can be set to anything. The Value Name has to match the actual Remote APPC LU alias configured for the S/36 or AS/36 in SNA Server Manager.

Quit Registry Editor.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,4.0,4.0 SP1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug