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 i5/OS NetServer
Configuration through iSeries Navigator
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The easiest way to configure the iSeries Support for Windows Network Neighborhood (i5/OS NetServer) is via iSeries Navigator. You can access all the configuration and control information by expanding
Network --> Servers --> TCP/IP, then right-clicking
NetServer and selecting Open. This opens the i5/OS NetServer administration window.
The figures below show this process.
Right-click
i5/OS NetServer and select
Properties. The figures below show two tabs of the Properties dialog box in which you enter configuration information, such as the i5/OS NetServer server name and domain name.
If you have WINS servers in your network, then configure those TCP/IP addresses on the WINS tab.
Once you've configured i5/OS NetServer, it may be tricky to get it to appear under Network Neighborhood. Using TCP/IP for Network Neighborhood browsing results in a complex environment whether you use i5/OS NetServer or Windows. Network Neighborhood was originally designed to use the NetBIOS protocol, which forwards computer announcement messages (i.e., notifications that a computer is on the network) across routers. However, with TCP/IP, routers usually don't forward these messages to reduce network traffic. There are several possible solutions listed below that let you use Network Neighborhood with a TCP/IP network. Whatever solution you choose, make sure you configure the i5/OS NetServer and client PCs for the same domain (workgroup).
- Use the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) to resolve computer names to IP address. (WINS resolves NetBIOS-based host names over TCP/IP, thus letting a Windows client PC obtain the IP address of other PCs on the network.)
- Contain your domain in one subnet. This way, announcements don't have to be forwarded to another subnet by routers.
- Configure TCP/IP routers such that broadcast datagrams (i.e., packets) are forwarded across subnets in the same way they are forwarded for NetBIOS.
Regardless of the solution you choose, the Start/Find/Computer button sequence on your Windows desktop will work in all situations once you've chosen an IP address resolution strategy for NetServer. You should then add the iSeries IP address and i5/OS NetServer server name to one of the following:
- your network DNS server
- your network WINS server
- your client PC's local LMHOSTS file
Thus, you can find an iSeries in the network just as you'd find a file on your PC. Once you've found the i5/OS NetServer, you can double-click its icon to display a list of the iSeries's shared resources.
Adding a file share is easy. There are several ways. One is by selecting the
Sharing menue option on Integrated file system directories. The screen shots below show adding a share from the Administration window. Adding a printer share is similar.
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