HIS 2000: COMTI Enhanced to Allow DNS Names for TCP/IP Remote Environment (313145)

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to enter a Domain Name System (DNS) name in the COM Transaction Integrator (COMTI) Manager, you discover that COMTI Manager does not support the use of DNS names. Instead, COMTI Manager requires a numeric IP address on the TCP/IP tab of the Remote Environment properties.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 4.0

In SNA Server 4.0, no change has been made to the product to allow you to enter a DNS name.

Host Integration Server 2000

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to Obtain the Latest Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later.

File name	Date	Time
SNAProperties.dll	8-OCT-2001	05:36
Tcprewiz.dll	8-OCT-2001	05:36
Trantcp.dll	8-OCT-2001	05:36

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

After you apply the update, DNS names of up to 255 characters in length are supported as valid entries when you configure COMTI TCP/IP Remote Environments on Host Integration Server 2000.