Microsoft KB Archive/145714

= How to Establish Two 802.2 Connections To AS/400 =

Article ID: 145714

Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SNA Server 2.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 2.1, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

-



This article was previously published under Q145714



SUMMARY
SNA Server can establish a second connection to the same AS/400 if the second APPC controller is set up as a non-APPN controller and the APPC device is set as non-APPN capable. This article describes how you can establish the second connection.



MORE INFORMATION
To establish a second connection to the same AS/400, do the following:

SNA Server Configuration
 Use SNA Server Setup to create a new link service with a different SAP than the existing one. For additional information, please see Chapter 3 of the SNA Server Administration Guide and the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

107192 Multiple Connections to the Same Host Over 802.2

 Create a new connection for the link service created in step 1. To do this, enter a valid Remote Network Address and a Local Node ID. Do NOT enter a Network Name, Control Point Name, or Remote Node ID. For additional information, please see Chapter 3 of the SNA Server Administration Guide. Create a new Remote LU for the new connection. To do this, disable automatic partnering for the LU. Verify that the LU name matches the Control Point Name defined on the AS/400. For additional information, please see Chapter 6 of the SNA Server Administration Guide. Create a new Local LU. To do this, disable automatic partnering. Partner with the Remote LU created in step 3 above. For additional information, please see Chapter 6 of the SNA Server Administration Guide.

AS/400 Configuration
  Create a new controller description. To do this, set all parameters as a standard SNA Server controller, except for the following:   AS/400 Parameter      Value -  Exchange Identifier   Local Node ID (set up in Step 2 of SNA Server                         Configuration above) Remote Control Point *ANY Initial Connection   *ANS LAN DSAP             SAP for new link service (set up in Step 1 of SNA                         Server Configuration above) APPN-capable         *NO </li>  Create a new APPC device description. To do this, set all parameters as a standard SNA Server controller, except for the following: <pre class="fixed_text">  AS/400 Parameter      Value -  Remote location       New Local LU Name (set up in Step 4 of SNA Server                         Configuration above) Attached controller  Controller (set up in Step 1 of AS/400                         Configuration above) APPN-capable         *NO </li> Vary on both the SNA Server controller and the APPC device.</li> Attempt to start the connection. If any one of the configurations above are set up incorrectly, the connection will not be available.

NOTE: Since the connection is non-APPN capable, any APPN related functions are ignored.</li></ol>

For additional information on SNA Server and AS/400 communication over an 802.2 network, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

112158 Configuring SNA Server to Talk to AS/400 Over 802.2

Additional query words: prodsna 2.00 2.10 2.11 3.50 3.51

Keywords: kbinfo KB145714

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.