Article ID: 178071
Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.1
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
This article was previously published under Q178071
SYMPTOMS
SNA server sponsor connections may utilize more bandwidth in LAN/WAN
environments than necessary for clients that do not use SNA Server
Admin/Manager components to remotely administer SNA Server.
CAUSE
SNA Server sends a large amount of information to Windows NT clients
over the sponsor connection which is only needed if Admin/Manager is
running on the client. This update makes it possible to disable the
Admin/Manager support on Windows NT clients by adding the following
registry parameter after applying the hotfix:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SnaBase\
Parameters\NoManager: REG_DWORD:0|1
The default is 0. (1 disables Manager support)
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 2.11,
2.11 SP1, 2.11 SP2, 3.0, 3.0 SP1, and 3.0 SP2.
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):
A supported fix for SNA Server version 2.11 is now available, but has not
been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems
experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by
this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next
Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Product Support
Services for more information.
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