SNA Server Setup Always Adds COMNETMN to Registry in Error (138863)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.11, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
This article was previously published under Q138863

SYMPTOMS

When you install SNA Server 2.11, SNA Server Setup incorrectly adds a second COMNETMN entry to the registry even though the existing entry is the only entry necessary for SNA Server link services to send link alerts to Netview, provided a Netview connection is configured in SNA Server Admin.

The second COMNETMN entry is added to the Windows NT registry under the subtree HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE under the following subkey: 
     SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/LanmanServer/Parameters/NullSessionPipes

CAUSE

SNA Server Setup fails to check if the COMNETMN pipe name is already specified in the registry.

RESOLUTION

Obtain the update to SNA Server Setup mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server for Windows NT. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server for Windows NT, 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):

S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug2.11
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB138863
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