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Rick, Normally, when you VPN into the network you should get the DNS and possibly WINS servers assigned automatically. After connecting, can you ping any server on your corporate network? If not, you'd want to check with your network folks to determine why the VPN server isn't properly setup. HTH, Charles Wilt -- iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America ph: 513-573-4343 fax: 513-398-1121 > -----Original Message----- > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rick baird > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:23 PM > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion; PC Technical > Discussion for iSeries Users > Subject: LMHOSTS file > > hey all, (cross posted to midrange and pctech) > > I'm trying to get access to the iseries netserver shares from my home > pc (via VPN), without iseries access. > > I've found plenty of help on the web for doing this, but they all > suggest adding an entry to the LMHOSTS file on the pc: > > ip.address hostname #PRE > > fine and dandy, I found the LMHOSTS file and tried to edit it, but it > won't let me save it because it's in use. what can I do to edit this > file? > > fyi - fwiw, I'm trying to access the shares so I can install iseries > access on my home pc without having the CD, so if you have an > alternative method for doing that, I'd be grateful for that too. I > DO have another PC with all access to iseries netserver shares. > > Thanks, > > Rick > > -- > 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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