DOCUMENT:Q275280 12-JUN-2001 [sna] TITLE :Workstation Definitions That Use MAC Addresses Fail on Win 2000 PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server PROD/VER::4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbDSupport kbsna400sp2 kbsna400sp3 kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft SNA Server, versions 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Service Pack 3 (SP3) clients that are running on Microsoft Windows 2000 cannot connect to their assigned SNA resources (3270 LUs or Pools) when the resources are assigned to a workstation record by using the SNA client's MAC address. The error that is displayed varies depending on the 3270 Emulator (or application) that is being used. The following error message is displayed when the 3270 application that is included with SNA Server is used: ERROR - There are no configured sessions for your user record. NOTE: SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and earlier do not include the feature that allows workstation records to be defined by using MAC addresses for Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connected clients. CAUSE ===== SNA Server 4.0 SP2 and SP3 clients call the CoCreateGUID function to obtain a global unique ID (GUID) for the system. On Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, the last six bytes of the GUID contain the MAC address of the client's network adapter. CoCreateGUID changed in Windows 2000 so that it no longer returns the MAC address as part of the resulting GUID. This change results in the problem described in the "Symptoms" section. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server versions 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4. MORE INFORMATION ================ The ability to define workstation definitions for TCP/IP-connected SNA Server clients by using the client's MAC address was added in SNA Server 4.0 SP2. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q191610 Assigning LUs/Pools to Workstation MAC Addresses Not Supported NOTE: This problem does not occur with either the End User client or the Admin client that are included with Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbDSupport kbsna400sp2 kbsna400sp3 kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ400SP2 kbSNAServ400SP3 Version : :4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.