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Q170589: APPC Print Sessions Inactive w/ System 36 or AS/36 Host

Article: Q170589
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 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, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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APPC print sessions defined on an SNA 3.0 Server stay in an inactive status and
do not change to available status if the host is either a System/36 or an AS/36.

CAUSE
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The PIP data sent in an APPC print session Attach contains a 2-byte field called
"Reported System ID," which specifies which type of source system the SNA Print
Server is trying to emulate. By default, SNA Server sends 0x0510 to indicate
that an AS/400 is being emulated. To communicate with either an S/36 or an AS/36
Host, SNA Server must send 0x0500.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0 and 3.0
Service Pack 1 (SP1). This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server
version 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack,
query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300 kbSNAServ300SP1
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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