SNA Server Identifies Netflex Adapter as Ethernet (103942)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.1
This article was previously published under Q103942 SYMPTOMS
After you install and configure an SNA Server 802.2 DLC link service
and connect a COMPAQ Netflex adapter, the SNA Server Admin program
shows the 802.2 connection as Ethernet, even though the Netflex
adapter is Token Ring. This is a cosmetic problem only because the
Netflex adapter automatically detects the media type and any network
software (including SNA Server) will continue to work correctly.
CAUSE
After installation, the Netflx02 registry entry for MediaType is
always set to 1 (Ethernet). This value is then used by SNA Server
setup (and passed to the SNA Admin program) to indicate the media type
of the 802.2 link.
RESOLUTION
There are two workarounds to this problem:
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- Before you run SNA Server Setup to install an 802.2 DLC link service,
run REGEDT32 and modify the following registry setting:
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/
Netflx02/Parameters/MediaType.
- Change MediaType from 1 (Ethernet) to 0 (Token Ring).
SNA Server Setup will properly detect the Netflex adapter as a
Token Ring.
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- If the SNA Server configuration file already includes an Ethernet
connection that should be Token Ring:
- Using SNA Admin, delete any erroneous Ethernet 802.2 connections
from the configuration file.
- Using REGEDT32, modify the following registry setting:
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/
<SNADLC1>/Parameters/ExtraParameters/MACType.
- Change MACType from 1 (Ethernet) to 0 (Token Ring)
(where <SNADLC1> is the name of the 802.2 link service
specified during SNA Server setup, which is using AdapterName
of \Device\NETFLX02).
- Rerun SNA Admin, remove the old Ethernet connection and
re-add a new 802.2 connection, which will now appear as
Token Ring.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/21/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHardware KB103942 |
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