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Ryan McAtee
I am a little confused about all this. First of all, our
workstations do NOT log into a PDC. They log into a
Netware 6 Server. Now we have a Microsoft server at a
main location that is doing some peer file sharing.
At our branches I am trying to map a drive to that
server. Problem #1, NetBios is used for name resolution,
but can not be routed. Is that not retarded? Problem #2,
to fix this, the general feeling seems to be set up a WINS
server. Well, I don't want to do that because a. I don't
really know anything about WINS, and b. SHOULDNT I BE ABLE
TO DO THIS WITH DNS? If I map to the IP address, then
when I try to open a file, it asks me if I want to save it
to disk or open it.
I tried to add the name to the hosts file and map that way
and it works, but EXTREEEEEEEEEMLY slow.
Any ideas? Here are the specifics: Windows 2000 Server SP
4. Windows XP SP 1 workstations, T1 WAN link, different
subnets, we do have a Windows NT 4.0 DNS server in house,
IP only. Mapping works at our main branch, but I fear it
is because it is using NetBios for name resolution here
(doesn't need routing).
Ryan
"RAM - Attemp by certain large vendors to shove their
propietary technology solutions down your enterprise." ~
From Novell Ad
workstations do NOT log into a PDC. They log into a
Netware 6 Server. Now we have a Microsoft server at a
main location that is doing some peer file sharing.
At our branches I am trying to map a drive to that
server. Problem #1, NetBios is used for name resolution,
but can not be routed. Is that not retarded? Problem #2,
to fix this, the general feeling seems to be set up a WINS
server. Well, I don't want to do that because a. I don't
really know anything about WINS, and b. SHOULDNT I BE ABLE
TO DO THIS WITH DNS? If I map to the IP address, then
when I try to open a file, it asks me if I want to save it
to disk or open it.
I tried to add the name to the hosts file and map that way
and it works, but EXTREEEEEEEEEMLY slow.
Any ideas? Here are the specifics: Windows 2000 Server SP
4. Windows XP SP 1 workstations, T1 WAN link, different
subnets, we do have a Windows NT 4.0 DNS server in house,
IP only. Mapping works at our main branch, but I fear it
is because it is using NetBios for name resolution here
(doesn't need routing).
Ryan
"RAM - Attemp by certain large vendors to shove their
propietary technology solutions down your enterprise." ~
From Novell Ad