Cannot Find API getnamebyaddr Referred to in TN3270 Event 203 (138390)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11
This article was previously published under Q138390 SYMPTOMS
You cannot find the getnamebyaddr application programming interface (API)
after you configure TN3270 Server to resolve IP addresses to NetBIOS names
and this process fails causing the following event in the system log:
Event 203: TN3270 server
Description:
Windows Sockets API call getnamebyaddr(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) failed in
function TCPSessionInitialize with return code WSANO_DATA.
EXPLANATION
An unexpected error was encountered on a Windows Sockets API call.
ACTION
Record message and contact technical support.
NOTE: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx in the description above represents the IP address.
CAUSE
The API getnamebyaddr does not exist. Instead, Event 203 should refer to
the API call gethostbyaddr.
RESOLUTIONWORKAROUND
To work around this problem, evaluate the problem as if the API call
gethostbyaddr is referenced in Event 203.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 2.11.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/13/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbinterop kbnetwork KB138390 |
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