Tips and techniques

These tips and techniques help solve problems or make iSeries™ NetServer™ work more efficiently for you.

• iSeries NetServer does not appear in Windows My Network Places
  iSeries NetServer might not appear in Windows My Network Places for a variety of reasons.

• iSeries NetServer fails to start
  If iSeries NetServer fails to start, you can view the message in the QSYSOPR message queue. Use this message to find the cause of the problem.

• Starting iSeries NetServer at initial program load
  iSeries NetServer can be started and ended as an individual TCP/IP server by using the Start TCP/IP Server and End TCP/IP server commands.

• iSeries NetServer security: Guest versus nonguest
  Typically you can access iSeries NetServer by using an i5/OS user profile. The guest profile will be used when the requested ID (as sent by Windows or Samba) is not found.

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