iSeries NetServer UDP broadcasts
In many TCP/IP networks, various routers in the network filter out User
Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcast frames. A client on one side of a router
cannot find iSeries NetServer™ because the UDP broadcast cannot cross the router.
Smaller networks that are set up to filter UDP broadcasts should consider
using other mechanisms for locating the server. The following methods are
alternatives to using the default iSeries NetServer UDP broadcast:
- Make an entry for iSeries NetServer in the network Domain Name System (DNS) database.
Using DNS is the easiest way to locate and connect to iSeries NetServer.
- Configure the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) for use with iSeries NetServer.
- Create entries for iSeries NetServer in PC client static configuration files (such
as LMHOSTS).
Note:
If you place all of your iSeries NetServer and PC clients
in the same workgroup and the same subnet, then iSeries NetServer appears in Windows
2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 My Network Places without any additional
configuration.