Re: System name connection problems

[Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check the Host files on the PCs...

iscotson wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am upgrading from system A to System B
>
> System A called "JOHN".
> IP Address = 10.10.10.1
>
> PC Hosts file has 
> JOHN 10.10.10.1
>
> New System B called "JOHN2"
> IP Address = 10.10.10.5
>
> Went Live, and changed over w/end
> changed System A from JOHN to JOHNOLD
> and changed IP address from 10.10.10.1 to 10.10.10.7
>
> Changed new System B to original system A
> settings of JOHN and 10.10.10.1
>
> ISSUES.
>
> WIN98 clients attached OK, WINXP tried to attach
> to old system despite me changing system name 
> from JOHN to JOHNOLD and changing IP address??
>
> ( all expect 1 Win98 machine which did the same as XP?? )
>
> I had to create new connection based on the IP address, 
> and that was OK, but NOT if i used the system name.
>
> What have i missed??
> Something on the AS400?
> Something on the PC's?
>
> PS. i deleted the JOHN connection in Ops Nav, thought
> if i recreated it, it would find the new box, 
> but NO - it went back to the old one?
>
>
>
>
> All/any ideas gratefully accepted?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ian.
>
>
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