SNA Server Now Allows You to Add Static IP Addresses to the Service Table

ID: Q235578

The information in this article applies to:
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

When the SNABase service is started on an SNA Server, it registers the IP addresses that are already assigned to the network adapters of that particular computer against its service table.

If an IP address is not yet assigned to a network adapter at SNABase startup, it won't be added to the service table.

A new feature was added to SNA Server that allows you to add static IP addresses for SNA Server's service table entry for the local computer. By specifying the addresses, you can ensure that late bound IP addresses get passed to all clients and servers during service table updates.


MORE INFORMATION

This supported feature is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems having a specific need for it. If you are not severely affected by the lack of this feature, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp
The English version of this feature should have the following file attributes or later:

File Date Time
Snaip.dll 02/19/99 1:59 am


To enable this feature, you must add the registry value as described below:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).


  2. Locate the following key in the registry:


    3. HKEY_LOCAL\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Snabase\Parameters\SnaTcp
  3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:


    4. Value Name: SnaServerStaticAddresses
    Data Type: REG_MULTI_SZ
    Value: IP Address to be assigned, for example 191.43.101.1
  4. Quit Registry Editor.



NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the above files may also contain additional files.

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this feature, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this feature, and if it is determined that you only require the feature you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : sna4 sna4sp1 sna4sp2 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0SP1,4.0SP2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: June 24, 1999