Microsoft KB Archive/121614

SNA Server Banyan Clients from Connecting Across TR Bridge [winnt] ID: Q121614 CREATED: 12-OCT-1994 MODIFIED: 05-DEC-1994 2.10 WINDOWS MSONLY | kbnetwork kb3rdparty

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to start WNAP.EXE on a Banyan Vines client to an SNA Server running the Banyan Vines redirector, the client may receive return code 177. This only occurs when there is a Token Ring bridge between the client and the SNA Server computer. Moving the client onto the same ring as the SNA Server corrects the problem, though this is not a feasible solution in most cases. Return Code 177 is a Banyan Vines message that translates to the following:

177 - BYRDISC: VINES SPP terminates an SPP virtual connection. Causes can involve LAN failures, lack of sufficient communications buffers, or an insufficient limit on the number of concurrent SPP connections.

= CAUSE =

Banyan Vines has confirmed this problem to occur with one of the following configurations:

  Windows NT version 3.5 running the Banyan Vines Early Release Program (EAP) redirector (DAYTONA3.ZIP). NOTE: The Banyan redirector EAP (Early Access Program) for Daytona is an unreleased product. -or-   Windows NT version 3.1 running the shipping version of the Banyan Vines redirector for Windows NT 3.1 without applying the NTSLR.ZIP patch file from Banyan. 

= RESOLUTION =

The respective resolutions for the above causes are:

  Wait for DAYTONA4.ZIP and apply it to Windows NT version 3.5 using the instructions included. It will be posted to the BOA BBS in the near future. -or-   Apply NTSLR.ZIP to Windows NT 3.1. It can also be found on the BOA BBS. 

The BOA BBS number is (508) 836-1834. To get to the Daytona section, from the main menu, choose (S)cripts, and then (D)ownload.

The Banyan products discussed here are manufactured by Banyan Systems, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

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