Q155441: SNA Server Windows 95 Client Fails over 16-Bit Sockets

Article: Q155441
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11,2.11 SP2,3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, 2.11 SP2, 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you initialize the Microsoft Windows 95 SNA Server client on a Windows 95
computer running a 16-bit sockets interface, SnaBase returns the following error
message:

  SnaBase
  SNA Server transport DLL initialization failed.
  Do you want to run the SNA Client configuration program?


CAUSE
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The Windows 95 SNA Server client is a 32-bit application and it requires a
32-bit Winsock interface.


WORKAROUND
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The following are two known solutions for this problem:

- Install a 32-bit sockets interface on the Windows 95 computer.

- Use the 16-Bit (Windows 3.x) SNA Server client on the Windows 95 computer.

Additional query words: prodsna tcp/ip ipx spx vines banyan

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11,2.11 SP2,3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbprb

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