Interoperability with IBM Host Systems
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SNA Remote Access Service (SNA remote access server) integrates the LU 6.2 transport of SNA Server with Windows 2000 Routing and Remote Access service, allowing administrators to create virtual LAN connections between Windows 2000 systems across an existing SNA network. Figure 10.19 shows how, using SNA remote access server, the SNA network acts as a network backbone, passing network traffic between the Windows 2000 systems bridged with the host system.
Figure 10.19 SNA Remote Access Service (SNA Remote Access Server)
The functions available with SNA remote access server are the same as those for remote access server over ISDN or X.25 except for the dial-back connection feature, which is not supported by SNA remote access server. SNA remote access server supports either the Windows 2000 Server Routing and Remote Access service or Windows 2000 Routing and Remote Access service client, depending on whether the computer on which SNA remote access server is installed, is an SNA Server–based server or client. In addition, a computer running Windows 2000 Professional, SNA Server Client software, and SNA remote access server can dial out through the SNA Server–based computer that is running SNA remote access server.
Because legacy SNA networks might include smaller bandwidth links like SDLC, and because LAN traffic typically generates more network traffic than can be effectively handled by slower connections, care should be taken to resolve bandwidth needs before deploying SNA remote access server in your enterprise.
For information about configuring SNA remote access server, see the SNA Server version 4.0 documentation.
