Connection Fails on SNA Server with Two Token Ring NICs
Article ID: 129601
Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.0, when used with:
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.1, when used with:
This article was previously published under Q129601
SYMPTOMS
If an SNA Server has two token ring network interface cards (NIC) and
multiple SNA Server link services and connections (PU's) defined over each
NIC, one or more SNA Server connections may fail to activate when the
connections are started, if the remote system is located across a source
routing bridge.
When an SNA Server connection is activated, SNA Server sends a TEST frame
to the remote address, specifying the local network first. If no response
is received, the TEST frame is resent with the "all routes" bit set.
However, when this problem occurs, the second TEST frame (specifying the
source routing bit) is never sent for a given connection.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the Windows NT DLC protocol does not handle
multiple token ring NICs properly.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem in Windows NT Server version 3.5, apply the fix.
To correct this problem in Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1, upgrade
to Windows NT Server version 3.5 and apply the fix.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. A
fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested
and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not
recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product
Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 2.00 2.10 dlc sna prodsna
Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB129601