Re: OS/2 connection to Netserver. ????? can it be done?

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hello James?,

I have been attempting the same thing without success.  The documentation for 
the 
Server Support APIs says OS/2 is supported (even at VRM450) but Informational 
APAR 
II11122 specifically says it isn't (permanent restriction).  I have also been 
told by 
various (non-IBM) people that ONLY Windoze is supported.  That means no OS/2 
and no 
Linux.

I only have a VRM440 system available to test with so I can't verify if it 
works with 
earlier releases but since you say it does then it suggests that in supporting 
later 
versions of Windoze, Rochester have broken something.  Since I doubt they even 
bother 
to test OS/2 (and in light of II111222) they probably don't know and don't 
care.  (Too 
busy stuffing themselves into Jeeps!).

I have opened a problem report here in Australia.  If you haven't already 
complained 
to IBM support and opened a problem report then I suggest you do so.  I would 
also 
request that anyone else who wants OS/2 and Linux support for NetServer also 
complain 
to IBM support.  If the PMR is returned with the "Working as designed" cop out. 
Then 
request and complete a Design Change Request (DCR) form and get this fixed.

Interestingly, I know OS/2 can find NetServer because the 'net view \\qgryphon' 
causes 
the AS/400 to whir in to life (I can hear the drives working) every time it is 
issued.  
NetServer is deliberately rejecting the request.

NetServer is not a Windoze specific thing.  It uses the Server Message Block 
protocol 
(developed jointly by IBM and Mickeysoft -- I think).  Mickeysoft call their 
implementation Network Neighbourhood, OS/2 calls it Peer Networking, Linux 
calls it 
Samba.  It is a cross-platform protocol and it should be supported properly by 
Rochester.  Since all three platforms can co-exist in the same network and 
share data 
(Windoze and Linux as clients of OS/2, OS/2 and Linux as clients of Windows, 
OS/2 and 
Windoze as clients of Linux), NetServer should also participate in a more 
friendly 
fashion.

Now to trace the SMB flow and see exactly what Netserver is bitching about.  
Maybe I 
can tweak the heuristic settings to make it think I'm an NT ...

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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//--- forwarded letter -------------------------------------------------------
> X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0  March 30, 1999
> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:21:31 -0500
> From: CSElliott@dstsystems.com
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: OS/2 connection to Netserver.  ?????  can it be done?

> 
> 
> I am looking for any help I can get connecting an OS/2 Workstation to an
> AS/400 NetServer Share.  I have tried several different tactics to make
> this
> connection, but I know I am missing some minor little thing.  Windows NT
> Workstations can connect to the Netserver shares without any trouble.  When
> I try to make the same connection with an OS/2 workstation I receive a
> SYS0058 message.
> 
>         [C:\IBMCOM]net view \\NETSERVER
>         NET3502: OS/2 error 58 has occurred.
>         SYS0058: The specified server cannot perform the requested
> operation.
> 
>         [C:\IBMCOM]help sys0058
> 
>         SYS0058: The specified server cannot perform the requested
> operation.
> 
>         EXPLANATION: You are attempting an operation that cannot be
> performed
>         by the specified server.
> 
>         ACTION: Make sure that you have specified the corPect computer name
>         and command, then retry the command.  If you continue to have
> problems,
>         contact your network administrator.
> 
> I have tried to make this connection on more than one AS/400.  I can
> connect
> to a couple systems using the exact same configurations.  On the two
> systems
> that work one system is running v4r2m0 and the other is running v4r4m0.
> The
> two systems that cannot make the a similar connection are running v4r4m0.
> Unless I'm just missing something all three systems are configured
> similarly.
> 
> I haved configured the OS/2 workstation to use use the SMB (Server Message
> Block) Protocol to communicate via NetBIOS over TCP/IP.  Since the
> Netserver
> is not currently defined in a DNS or Shadow Server, I added an entry to the
> RFCNAMES.LST File.  Just incase there was an authority issue communicating
> to the AS/400 via OS/2, I created a local user priofile on the OS/2 System
> using the same ID and password that is on the AS/400.
> 
> I don't know if there is a specefic server or service that can be checked
> on
> the AS/400.
> 
> Thanks for any Help,
> 
> James W. Bradley
> jwbradley@dstsystems.com

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