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Q244792: OLE/DB for DB2 Error: Could Not Resolve the Specified Host Name

Article: Q244792
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix
Last Modified: 08-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 4.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack (SP) 3, the DB2OLEDB Provider
fails if you are using TCP/IP and the host name is over 17 characters long. When
you attempt to test the connection, the following error message occurs:

  Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider. Could
  not resolve the specified host name. SQLSTATE: 08s01, SQLCODE: -602

CAUSE
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The amount of characters that the Network Address field reads has changed. SP2
and earlier versions read the first 64 characters entered into the field.
Everything after the 64th character is ignored (though you can type up to 256).
SP3 only reads the first 17 characters in the field. Everything after the 17th
character is ignored.

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
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0
Service Pack 3.

This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ400SP3
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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