DOCUMENT:Q215079  14-NOV-2000  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Unable to Establish Remote Connection to IPX Client
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER::2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to establish a remote chat session from a Microsoft Systems
Management Server (SMS) site to a Microsoft Windows for Workgroups client
running the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol, the connection does not
complete and the remote session window is terminated.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur with the Microsoft Internetwork Packet
Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) protocol stack.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this issue, use the TCP/IP protocol.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management
Server version 2.0.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug

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