TN5250 Clients Cannot Connect to a Specific AS/400 (159627)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
This article was previously published under Q159627 SYMPTOMS
TN5250 clients that are connecting to an SNA Server that has connections
to multiple AS/400s cannot specify which AS/400 to connect to.
CAUSE
The TN5250 RFC (RFC 1205) does not include a specification that would
allow TN5250 clients to specify an AS/400 to connect to. Therefore, the
TN5250 service included with SNA Server 3.0 was not designed to support
a mechanism that would allow TN5250 clients to connect to a specific
AS/400.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem:
- Set up multiple computers running SNA Server and running the TN5250
service. Each one must have a connection to a different AS/400.
- Configure the TN5250 client(s) to connect to the TCP/IP Address or Host
Name of the computer running SNA Server that has a connection to the
AS/400 that the client(s) wants to connect to.
NOTE: Only one instance of the TN5250 Server service can be used on a
computer running SNA Server. To support this resolution, multiple computers
running SNA Server must be used, each running a different TN5250 Server
service.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbsetup KB159627 |
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