Finding iSeries NetServer on the network

Finding iSeries™ NetServer™ on the network by using your PC client allows you to access shared resources on the network. This also ensures that your connection method to iSeries NetServer is running.

Finding 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 iSeries NetServer name.

For Windows Server 2003:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Expand My Network Places > Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network.

3. Expand the domain or workgroup in which iSeries NetServer is located.

4. Select the iSeries NetServer name.

For Windows Vista:

1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.

2. Select Network.

3. Select the iSeries NetServer server name.

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 iSeries NetServer name.

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Expand My Network Places > Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network.

3. Expand the domain or workgroup in which iSeries NetServer is located.

4. Select the iSeries NetServer name.

For Windows Vista:

1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.

2. Specify the iSeries NetServer server name in the Start Search field.

3. Press Enter.

Finding iSeries NetServer from Windows Search

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 iSeries NetServer server name.

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 iSeries NetServer server name 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 iSeries NetServer server name in the appropriate field.

7. Click Search.

Windows clients support the addressing of systems by using both fully qualified names and 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 NetServer with a Windows client. For example, you can use any of these forms with the Find Computer dialog box.

• qsystem1.mysite.com

• system1.mysite.com

• 1.2.34.123

• dir \\qsystem1.mysite.com\qca400\*.*

• del \\system1.mysite.com\jim.doc

• type \\1.2.34.567\scott.txt

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