RE: Netserver over a wan

On the other hand, rather than referencing by name, just try
\\as400ipaddress\ROOT or whatever the share is and see if that works....  It
may do - then you can add the name that you want to access netserver by to
your DNS server and away you go...


Dwayne Lindner
Senior Network Analyst
Wesfarmers Rural Information Technology
184 Railway Parade, Bassendean WA 6054
Ph: (08) 9273 5365    Mob: 0407 386 693
Email: dwayne.lindner@writ.wesfarmers.com.au



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Galgano [mailto:cgalgano2@ediconsulting.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2001 03:50
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Netserver over a wan
>
>
> Mark:
> You need to have a WINS server.  A WINS server is similar to
> a DNS server
> for Microsoft networking.  I think (not sure) that Windows
> networking does
> net bios over IP.  We have run into a problem that the
> routers will not pass
> the broadcast packets required for networking neighborhood.
> Set up a WINs
> server and then your should be able to search for the 400 and
> find it that
> way.
> cjg
>
>
> Carl J. Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of
> MWalter@hanoverwire.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:37 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Netserver over a wan
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have just brought up our corporate WAN. It is a T1 over a
> Frame Relay. I
> can ping my AS/400 and can start 5250 sessions. My problem is
> Netserver. I
> cannot see the AS/400 in Network Neighborhood. The remote
> location is on a
> different subnet than our AS/400 and is not an NT Domain but just a
> workgroup. (Only 3 computers in this locale). Is it possible
> for Netserver
> to span subnets? If so, what must I add in order for this to work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Mark Walter
> Sr. Programmer/Analyst
> Hanover Wire Cloth a div of CCX, Inc.
> mwalter@hanoverwire.com
> http://www.hanoverwire.com
> 717.637.3795 Ext.3040
>
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