Microsoft KB Archive/281774

= Install Eicon S-51 Link Service in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 281774

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q281774



SUMMARY
This article describes how to install and configure an Eicon S-51 adapter to work with Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack (SP) 3 or later and Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000 on Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server.



MORE INFORMATION
The following steps are similar to installation in Windows NT 4.0:
 * 1) Add the adapter to the operating system and configure the adapter with the Eicon Configuration Utility.
 * 2) Add the SNA Server/HIS 2000 drivers, and then add the link service for use by SNA Server/HIS 2000.

Windows 2000 includes the appropriate adapter drivers, but the most recent driver package is available on the Eicon Networks Web site:

http://www.eicon.com

The download package is labeled &quot;WAN Services for Windows 2000&quot;. SNA Server drivers are available from Eicon technical support in a Windows Installer package (.msi).

The steps to add the adapter and enable the link service are as follows:  Add the adapter to the operating system: From Control Panel, open the Add New Hardware utility. Click Add a New Device, click Network Adapter, and then click either Eicon-S51 or Have Disk (and browse to the downloaded drivers folder). Because this adapter is a legacy device (not Plug and Play), the hardware resources may need to be configured in the operating system to match the switch settings on the adapter. Configure the adapter by using the Eicon configuration program that should be added when the adapter is installed into the operating system. For additional information on the configuration program, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

147625 Configuring Connections Using Eicon SDLC Link Services

The hardware settings displayed in the configuration program should match the settings in the Device Manager, and the connection settings should match what is intended to be configured in SNA Server. Add the SNA Server/HIS 2000 Link Service drivers by executing the Windows Installer Package (.msi) that is available from Eicon. Add the Link Service:  In SNA Server Manager: From the Insert menu, click Link Service. From the context menu, click New, click Link Service, and then click the Eicon link service. In HIS 2000: In SNA Manager, right-click the Link Services folder. From the context menu, click New, click Link Service, and then select the Eicon link service. The link service should now be available for use by SNA Server/HIS 2000.</ul> </li></ol>

Note that the configuration settings on the connection properties in SNA Server or Host Integration Server should match the settings in the Eicon configuration program as the Eicon settings will be used when making the connection. For example, if &quot;NRZ&quot; is set in the SNA Server connection but the Eicon configuration program has set the card to &quot;NRZI&quot;, then the card decodes the incoming data as &quot;NRZI&quot; and sends the data in that format to SNA Server or Host Integration Server, which will be unable to read it.

There are two major differences between installing the card for use by SNA Server or Host Integration Server 2000 on Windows 2000 versus installing on Windows NT 4.0: first, the card must be installed into the operating system by using the Add New Hardware wizard and second, the drivers are in an .msi package, which places the necessary files in <SNAROOT>\System\Hwsetup and populates the

HKEYLocalMachine\System\CurrentControlSet\SNABase\LinkServicesInstalled

key with information allowing the adapter to be installed from the Insert menu by using Link Service rather than from the Tools menu, by clicking External Link Service (External Link Services is not available on the Tools menu in Host Integration Server 2000).

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: HIS 2000

Keywords: kbhowto kbsna400sp4fix KB281774

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