Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW) Gateway Shares Shown as Deleted (222086)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q222086

SYMPTOMS

On a server that is configured with gateway shares to a NetWare server that are separated by a Cisco Catalyst 5000 Etherswitch, the gateway shares are listed as deleted in Server Manager after you reboot the server. You can successfully create or re-create shares, but they are lost on a reboot.

CAUSE

The Etherswitch is taking too long to enumerate the nodes on the port, causing GSNW not to map the drive before the Server service starts. The Etherswitch enumerates the nodes on that port for routing, and to ensure that there is not a routing loop.

RESOLUTION

Change the following configuration on the switch to shorten the time the switch waits to enumerate the port:

set spantree portfast [slotnumber/port] enable

This command allows a port that is connected to a single workstation or PC to start faster when it is connected.

The syntax for this command is:

set spantree portfast mod_num/port_num enable | disable

CommandDescription
mod_num The number of the module
port_numThe number of the port on the module
enableEnables the spanning-tree bridge portfast for a port
disableDisables the spanning-tree bridge portfast for a port

Default: This command has no default setting.

Command type: Switch command.

Command mode: Privileged.

Usage guidelines: When you use the spantree portfast enable command on a port, it immediately enters into the spanning-tree forwarding state when the port is connected, rather than going through the normal spanning-tree states such as listening and learning. Use this command on ports that are connected to a single workstation or PC only; do not use it on ports that are connected to networking devices such as hubs, routers, switches, bridges, or concentrators.

For example, the following sample command illustrates how to set the spanning-tree bridge portfast for port 2 on module 1:

Console> (enable) set spantree portfast
Usage: set spantree portfast
Usage: set spantree portfast mod_num/port_num enable|disable
Console> (enable) set spantree portfast 1/2 enable

NOTE: You should enable spantree port fast start only on ports connected to a single host. Connecting hubs, concentrators, switches, bridges, and so on to a fast start port can cause temporary spanning tree loops.

Spantree port 1/2 fast start enabled.
Console> (enable) set spantree portfast 1/2 disable
Spantree port 1/2 fast start disabled.
Console> (enable)"
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/9/2002
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB222086
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