Troubleshooting iSeries NetServer

The problems you encounter when you use iSeries™ NetServer™ might relate to the status of iSeries NetServer, the PC client connections, or the user profile.

You might experience various difficulties when trying to locate iSeries NetServer on the System i™ network or using iSeries NetServer resources. Troubleshooting iSeries NetServer helps to solve the specific problems.

• Troubleshooting user profile connections
  When you try to access a file share, errors might occur because of user profile problems.

• Troubleshooting file share directory paths
  You might receive errors when accessing an iSeries NetServer file share if the directory path you have specified does not exist in the integrated file system.

• Troubleshooting print share problems
  You might experience problems when using an iSeries NetServer network printer online for a variety of reasons.

• Troubleshooting print problems when using guest support
  When you use the iSeries NetServer guest support to access the i5/OS output queues, you might experience trouble when trying to access the server. In addition, your specified printer might not go online.

• Troubleshooting PC client connection problems
  You can test whether your connection method to iSeries NetServer (for example, Domain Name System) is running if you experience connection problems.

• Troubleshooting file share problems
  If you experience problems with iSeries NetServer file share readiness, check the status of iSeries NetServer on the system.

• Troubleshooting print device driver problems
  You might notice unreadable printed text when using the Advanced Function Printing™ (AFP™) print device drivers that you download from the IBM Printing systems Web site.

• Troubleshooting iSeries NetServer using the QSYSOPR message queue
  The system operator's message queue, QSYSOPR, contains important information for troubleshooting iSeries NetServer. Messages are logged to the QSYSOPR message queue each time iSeries NetServer starts and stops and when there are any specific errors to report.

• Troubleshooting iSeries NetServer location on the network
  You can use the troubleshooting techniques if you have trouble finding iSeries NetServer on the network.

• Troubleshooting iSeries NetServer using Windows messenger service
  You can use Windows messenger service to troubleshoot problems with iSeries NetServer.

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