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Q185705: TCP/IP Address Changes to NetBIOS Name on Windows 95 SNA Client

Article: Q185705
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,3.0 SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 22-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 3.0 SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you configure the SNA Server client for Windows 95 with multiple sponsor
servers, the following may be noticed when viewing the Sponsor Server list at a
later time:

- The sponsor server entries have been changed to NetBIOS names even though
  they were originally entered as IP Addresses.

- The sponsor server entries may be listed in a different order from the way
  they were originally listed.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0
SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 3.0 SP3. We are researching this problem in versions 3.0, 3.0
SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 3.0 SP3 and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 4.0. This
problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for SNA Server
version 4.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


MORE INFORMATION
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The list of sponsor servers can be viewed using the SNA Client Configuration
(snabase.exe /config) or by using the registry under the following entry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SnaBase\Parameters\Sponsor

Additional query words: sponsor client Win95

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300 kbSNAServ300SP3 kbSNAServ300SP1 kbSNAServ300SP2 kbSNAServ300SP4
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,3.0 SP4
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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