Find iSeries NetServer on the iSeries network

Finding iSeries NetServer™ on the iSeries network with your PC client allows you to access shared resources on the network. This also ensures that your connection method to iSeries NetServer is up and running. For information on finding iSeries NetServer on the network using Linux/Samba clients, see the Linux/Samba client support information on the iSeries NetServer Web site (http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/netserver/linux.htm) Link to site outide Information Center.

Find iSeries NetServer from the Windows client

You can use the Windows client to find iSeries NetServer. This allows you to access shared resources from your Windows client.

If iSeries NetServer and your client are in the same workgroup (domain) and in the same subnet (network segment), follow these steps to find iSeries NetServer:

For Windows 2000 and XP:

  1. Open My Network Places.
  2. Double-click Computers Near Me.
  3. Select the system name of iSeries NetServer on the iSeries server.

For Windows Server 2003:

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Expand My Network Places.
  3. Expand Entire Network.
  4. Expand Microsoft Windows Network.
  5. Expand the domain or workgroup in which iSeries NetServer is located.
  6. Select the system name of iSeries NetServer on the iSeries server.

If the PC client and iSeries NetServer are not in the same workgroup/domain, follow these steps to find iSeries NetServer:

For Windows 2000:

  1. Open My Network Places.
  2. Double-click Entire Contents.
  3. Click Show Entire Contents.
  4. Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.
  5. Open the domain in which iSeries NetServer is located.
  6. Select the system name of iSeries NetServer on the iSeries server.

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. Expand My Network Places.
  3. Expand Entire Network.
  4. Expand Microsoft Windows Network.
  5. Expand the domain or workgroup in which iSeries NetServer is located.
  6. Select the system name of iSeries NetServer on the iSeries server.

Tips:

You can also use Find Computer on Windows to locate iSeries NetServer on your network by following these steps:

For Windows 2000:

  1. Open the Windows Start menu.
  2. Select Search.
  3. Select For files or Folders...
  4. Click the Computers link.
  5. In the Computer Name field, specify the server name of iSeries NetServer.
  6. Click Search Now.

For Windows XP:

  1. Open the Windows Start menu.
  2. Select Search.
  3. Click Computers or People.
  4. Click A Computer in the Network.
  5. Specify the server name for iSeries NetServer in the appropriate field.
  6. Click Search.

For Windows Server 2003:

  1. Open the Windows Start menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. Click Other search options.
  4. Click Printer, computers, or people.
  5. Click A computer in the network.
  6. Specify the server name for iSeries NetServer in the appropriate field.
  7. Click Search.

Windows clients support the addressing of servers by using both fully qualified names as well as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The use of fully qualified names and IP addresses allows Windows clients to access data on iSeries NetServer in the absence of other naming mechanisms.

You can use any of the following valid forms when addressing an iSeries server or iSeries NetServer with a Windows client. For example, you could use any of these forms with the Find Computer dialog box.

These forms also work from a Disk Operating System (DOS) window, as in the following examples:

See Troubleshoot iSeries NetServer location on the network if you have trouble finding iSeries NetServer on the network.