Debugging IP over SNA Configurations

Two commands can be helpful in debugging IP over SNA configurations:


Common IP over SNA Configuration Errors

Sockets Error (value of errno) Possible Causes
EHOSTUNREACH
  1. Missing ADDIPSLOC command on client system.

  2. Missing ADDIPSIFC command on client system.

  3. Type of service points to a non-existent mode description on client system.

  4. ADDIPSLOC command on client system resulted in a location name that is not found.

  5. ADDIPSLOC command on client system resulted in a location name that is on a non-APPC device description.

EADDRNOTAVAIL
  1. AnyNet not active on client system (ALWANYNET attribute set to *NO), but TCP is started.

  2. Mode could not be added to device on client system.

EUNATCH
  1. AnyNet not active on client system (ALWANYNET attribute set to *NO), and TCP is not started.

ECONNREFUSED
  1. AnyNet not active on client system (ALWANYNET attribute set to *NO).

  2. listen() not active on server system.

ECONNABORTED
  1. Line error

  2. Device/controller/line varied off on client or server system while in use.

  3. User not authorized to APPC device description object on server system.

ETIMEDOUT
  1. ADDIPSLOC command on client system points to a location name that does not exist or is on a system that is not responding in the APPN network.

  2. Messages (especially inquiry messages) on message queue QSYSOPR are waiting for a reply.

EACCES
  1. User not authorized to port on client system.

  2. User not authorized to APPC device description object on client system.




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