Microsoft KB Archive/165939

= 3270 LUs May Now Be Assigned to TCP/IP Addresses =

Article ID: 165939

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q165939





SYMPTOMS
In previous versions of SNA Server, 3270 LUs could not be assigned to IP addresses. This feature will be available in the next Service Pack for SNA Server version 3.0.



CAUSE
Microsoft SNA Server was not originally designed to support assigning 3270 LUs to IP addresses.



RESOLUTION
The option to assign LUs and LU Pools to the following address types will be supported in the next Service Pack for SNA Server version 3.0: IP, IPX, Vines IP, and AppleTalk. The workstation property page allows a choice from three types of Workstation IDs: a name, an address (IP, IPX, AppleTalk, Banyan Vines), or an IP subnet. If an IP subnet is entered, an IP subnet mask is also required.

IP Address
The IP address is specified in the familiar dotted decimal format. An example of the dotted decimal address is:

157.57.122.19

IPX Address
The IPX address is the MAC address of the client's network adapter. An example of this address is:

000A00605CC7

Vines IP Address
The Vines IP address is specified in the format

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where both are in hexadecimal format. The network_number length is 4 bytes and the subnetwork_number length is 2 bytes. An example of this address is:

0027E3CA.801E

AppleTalk Address
The AppleTalk address is specified in the format

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where both are in decimal format. The network length is 2 bytes (0 - 65535) and the node length is 1 byte (0 - 255). An example of this address is:

5.37



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB165939

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