CPI-C Side Information Does Not Allow "." (period) in TP Name (185715)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 SP1
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 SP2
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 SP1
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 SP2
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 SP3
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q185715 SYMPTOMS
When you are configuring CPI-C Side Information in SNA Server
Manager,
using a "." (period) in the partner TP name causes the name to be
rejected
with the error message "The TP Name is invalid". The error message
includes
an explanation of what constitutes a valid TP name.
CAUSE
SNA Server is not designed to support TP names that include a "."
(period).
Valid characters for a TP name are the letters A through Z
(lowercase
letters are converted to uppercase), the numerals 0 through 9, and
the
special characters "$", "#", and "@".
RESOLUTIONSNA Server 3.0To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack
SNA Server 4.0
This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack
for SNA
Server version 4.0. 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 WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not use a "." in the partner TP
name.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SNA Server versions 2.11,2.11 SP1, 2.11 SP2, 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 3.0 SP3. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB185715 kbAudDeveloper |
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