Available Servers List Blank Running Rconsole 4.1 with FPNW (148377)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare 3.51
This article was previously published under Q148377 SYMPTOMS
When you run Rconsole 4.1 in a File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW)
and NetWare network environment, the Available Servers list is not
available (or blank).
CAUSE
This is a Netware Diagnostics Request, basically a remote SNMP-like request
to remotely read off the diagnostics of the IPX stack. When Rconsole runs,
the client requests the SPX socket number for diagnostics. The NetWare
servers support this socket, but FPNW does not support this socket.
RCONSOLE reads the list of available servers using the SPX connection. If
it cannot make the SPX connection, it does not work. FPNW does not support
RCONSOLE 4.1.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, make FPNW servers not answer GetNearestServer
requests. To do this, clear the "Respond to Find Nearest Server" option in
Control Panel FPNW.
When you log on, a GetNearestServer request goes out if the FPNW server
reponds it is OK. However, when Rconsole runs, the GetNearestServer is sent
out and SAP requests to build its own table. If the FPNW server answers
before a NetWare server answers, the list is unavailable because FPNW does
not support SPX socket number for diagnostics.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/8/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB148377 |
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