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>And I am finding out that it is a little harder to get PC's outside >of local routers to see each other (without setting up LMHosts files, etc.). Chuck, If you're having those problems you'll have those problems with the iSeries as a file server too. When you say you "KNOW every PC can get to it" I assume you mean because they can start a 5250 session. However, the mechanism used to "find" the iSeries for 5250 is DNS, while the mechanism used to find the iSereis for file serving will be either WINS or broadcast[1]. When you're using the iSeries as a file server the windows boxes think they're talking to another Windows box. Can the iSeries act as a WINS server? (I use W2K servers, so I've never tried). If so, you may want to enable that service and add a WINS entry to your DHCP config. That way when the clients go looking for \\my-file-server they can find it regardless of the location of the box. -Walden [1] Yes, 2000 and XP can use DNS, but they're usually not setup that way. ------------ Walden H Leverich III President & CEO Tech Software (516) 627-3800 x11 WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.TechSoftInc.com Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.) -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 2:13 PM To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' Subject: RE: Using IFS for Antivirus Updates to PC's ? Thanks Vern, Good information. My thought on the iSeries is that I KNOW every PC can get to it. And I am finding out that it is a little harder to get PC's outside of local routers to see each other (without setting up LMHosts files, etc.). Chuck -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 12:57 PM To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Subject: Re: Using IFS for Antivirus Updates to PC's ? Definitely. The root of the IFS is just like Windows. You only need to create a file share - easiest way is in OpsNav under the File Systems item, IIRC. It's there somewhere. One caveat - the iSeries is not as fast for this as Intel boxes. You might could be better off putting things on the Linux box - I believe it, too, can participate in Windows networking (Samba?), which is what the iSeries is doing here - NetServer is the iSeries way of doing Windows file shares. Hate to have to say that. But file serving just is not the iSeries' bag. I don't know what the problem is, but it's there. Of course, if speed is not an issue, then the security and backup of the iSeries is a plus. Occasional updates may not need blinding access speed. HTH Vern -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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