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Q159982: Assigning Specific LUs to TN3270 Users Doesn’t Work Reliably

Article: Q159982
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.11 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 2.11 SP1, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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SYMPTOMS
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The SNA Server 2.11 Service Pack 1 (SP1) TN3270 Server service supports the
TN3270E specification, which allows a specific LU to be requested by the TN3270E
emulator.

In the TN3270 Administrator program, it is also possible to assign a specific LUA
LU to a specific client TCP/IP address. However, if the TN3270E emulator does
not request this specific LUA LU name, the user may receive another available
LUA LU (if an LU is assigned to any IP address, or to the subnet mask of the
user) and not the specific LU.

CAUSE
=====

The SNA Server 2.11 SP1 TN3270E service was not designed to support LU-to-IP
address assignment if the TN3270E emulator does not request this specific LU.
Instead, this configuration would cause the TN3270E server to prevent other TN
users from accessing this specific LU.

RESOLUTION
==========

Reliable LU-to-IP address assignment has been added to the SNA Server 2.11 SP1
TN3270E server through an update available from Microsoft Product Support, for
either TN3270 or TN3270E clients. This feature is also supported in SNA Server
3.0.


STATUS
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This feature has been added to 2.11 and is available from Microsoft. Contact
Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.11 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug

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